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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 Twilight, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twilight 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 Twilight:
- 40.118128, -79.883936
- 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 Twilight
- 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 Twilight is near Fayette County and also Westmoreland 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 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 Twilight
Communities Also Named Twilight ...
We found five communities that are also named Twilight.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Twilight is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Miller County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Twilight [Miller County].
- Ohio
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Twilight.
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Twilight is located in Boone County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Twilight that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Twilight.
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Twilight [Marshall County].
- Ohio County
- This Twilight is located in Ohio County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the west of the Twilight that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Twilight.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twilight ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coal Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Jonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lockview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lockview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockview
- Long Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Naomi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Naomi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pricedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pricedale is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricedale
- Rogers Stop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers Stop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Stop
- Smallwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Stockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Twin Bridges
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Bridges is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Wood Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wood Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Twilight 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 Twilight to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twilight and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Twilight to Washington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 158 miles [254.3 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Twilight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twilight) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Twilight could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Twilight 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 Twilight. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1181, Longitude: -79.8839 In this case, the coordinates for Twilight have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.494 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.491 degrees. |
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