Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Standard Shaft:
  • 40.164794, -79.533094
  • 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 Standard Shaft

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Standard Shaft is near Fayette County and also Allegheny 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 Allegheny 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 Standard Shaft

Curious and Interesting Names Near Standard Shaft ...

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.

• Alice
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Alice is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
• Buckeye
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Buckeye is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Carpentertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
• Central
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Central is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Iron Bridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
• Morewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
• Mount Joy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
• Orchard Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Orchard Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
• Ridge View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ridge View is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
• Rocktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rocktown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
• Standard
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Standard is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
• Weavers Old Stand
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand

How Far From Standard Shaft 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 Standard Shaft to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Standard Shaft to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 140 miles [225.3 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'