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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 Stanton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanton Heights 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 Stanton Heights:
- 40.212571, -79.600040
- 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 Stanton Heights
- 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 Stanton Heights 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 Stanton Heights
Communities Also Named Stanton Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Stanton Heights.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Stanton Heights.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Stanton Heights in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- This Stanton Heights is located in Allegheny County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stanton Heights that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Stanton Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Stanton Heights is located in Carroll County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stanton Heights that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Stanton Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanton Heights ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carpentertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Evanstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evanstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanstown
- Foxtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Hunker
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake Denise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Denise is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Denise
- Morewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mutual
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Orchard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Paintersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Ridge View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge View is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Rocktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rocktown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Standard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Standard is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Standard Shaft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Standard Shaft is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Shaft
- Swede Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swede Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
- United
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Weavers Old Stand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
How Far From Stanton Heights 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 Stanton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stanton Heights and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stanton Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than 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 5,947 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 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stanton Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stanton Heights 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 Stanton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2126, Longitude: -79.6000 In this case, the coordinates for Stanton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.355 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.33 degrees. |
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