Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shingiss, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shingiss and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shingiss

• 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 Shingiss:
  • 40.240071, -80.209503
  • 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 Shingiss

• 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 Shingiss is near Allegheny County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Shingiss

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shingiss ...

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.

• Cokeburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cokeburg is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
• Cool Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cool Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
• Enterprise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Gambles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gambles is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambles
• Hill Church
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hill Church is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
• Manifold
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Manifold is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifold
• Meadow Lands
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Meadow Lands is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lands
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Lands <1>
• Muse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Muse is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rich Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rich Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
• Weavertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Weavertown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown

How Far From Shingiss to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shingiss to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shingiss and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shingiss to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'