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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 Stewarton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stewarton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Stewarton:
    • 39.923408, -79.477260
    • 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 Stewarton
  • 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 Stewarton is near Somerset County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Stewarton

Communities Also Named Stewarton ...

We found one communities that are also named Stewarton.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Stewarton is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Stewarton in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Stewarton lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stewarton that is located in Fayette County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stewarton ...

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.

  • Breakneck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Breakneck is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakneck
  • Deer Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Lake is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
  • Draketown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Draketown is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
  • Factory Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Factory Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Hill
  • Furnace Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Furnace Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
  • Hardy Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardy Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hill
  • Indian Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Indian Head
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Head is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Irishtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Irishtown is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
  • Mill Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Independence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
  • Normalville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Reservoir Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Reservoir Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
    • Rogers Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rogers Mill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
    • Stonerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Stonerville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerville

How Far From Stewarton to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stewarton and extending to:

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Stewarton to Uniontown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 139 miles [223.7 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 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- Stewarton) 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 Stewarton 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 Stewarton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9234, Longitude: -79.4773       In this case, the coordinates for Stewarton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.295 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.193 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.382 degrees.