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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 Star Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Star Junction 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 Star Junction:
- 40.062574, -79.763653
- 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 Star Junction
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Star Junction is near Westmoreland County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Star Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Star Junction ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chaintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chaintown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaintown
- Chestnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Curfew
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Curfew is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curfew
- Elm Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Fuller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Grindstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Hulltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulltown
- Jacobs Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jacobs Creek is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Little Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Summit is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Lower Peanut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peanut
- Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Naomi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Naomi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Nellie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nellie is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Pricedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pricedale is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricedale
- Raineytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raineytown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raineytown
- Redstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Smock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Upper Peanut
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut
- Wood Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wood Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Star Junction 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 Star Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Star Junction and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Star Junction to Uniontown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 152 miles [244.6 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 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 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Star Junction) 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 Star Junction 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 Star Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0626, Longitude: -79.7637 In this case, the coordinates for Star Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.463 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.405 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.458 degrees. |
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