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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sharrertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharrertown and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Sharrertown:
- 40.054795, -79.959495
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Sharrertown
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Sharrertown is near Fayette County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Sharrertown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharrertown ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Century
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Century is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Coal Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crescent Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crescent Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Daisytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dutch Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Long Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Lowhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowhill
- Maple Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Glen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Maxwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Smallwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Stockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walkertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wood Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Sharrertown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sharrertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sharrertown and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sharrertown to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sharrertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sharrertown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharrertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0548, Longitude: -79.9595 In this case, the coordinates for Sharrertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.583 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.548 degrees. |
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