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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 Uniontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uniontown 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 Uniontown:
    • 40.804252, -76.572736
    • 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 Uniontown
  • 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
    • Since Uniontown is near Schuylkill County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Uniontown

Communities Also Named Uniontown ...

We found 30 communities that are also named Uniontown.

There are five communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Uniontown.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Dauphin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Uniontown [Dauphin County].
    • Fayette County
      • This Uniontown is located in Fayette County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Uniontown.
    • Indiana County
      • This Uniontown is located in Indiana County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the west of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Uniontown.
    • Venango County
      • This Uniontown is located in Venango County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Uniontown.
    • York County
      • This Uniontown is located in York County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Uniontown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Perry County
      • This Uniontown is located in Perry County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Uniontown.
    • Arkansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Uniontown is located in Crawford County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Uniontown.
    • Illinois
      • Knox County
      • This Uniontown is located in Knox County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the west of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Uniontown.
    • Indiana
      • Jackson County
      • This Uniontown is located in Jackson County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Uniontown.
      • Perry County
      • This Uniontown is located in Perry County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km] to the west southwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Uniontown.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • This Uniontown is located in Bourbon County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<2> to the west of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Uniontown.
      • Johnson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Uniontown [Johnson County].
      • Leavenworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Uniontown [Leavenworth County].
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Uniontown [Shawnee County].
      • Wyandotte County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Wyandotte County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Uniontown.
    • Kentucky
      • Union County
      • This Uniontown is located in Union County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Uniontown.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Uniontown is located in Carroll County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Uniontown.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Uniontown [Jefferson County].
    • Missouri
      • Perry County
      • This Uniontown is located in Perry County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Uniontown.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • This Uniontown is located in Warren County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the east of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Uniontown.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Uniontown [Belmont County].
      • Guernsey County
      • This community is historic and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Uniontown.
      • Muskingum County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Uniontown [Muskingum County].
      • Stark County
      • This Uniontown is located in Stark County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<2> to the west of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Uniontown.
    • Oklahoma
      • Uniontown #1
      • This community is historic<1> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Uniontown.
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This Uniontown is located in Clatsop County and lies 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Uniontown.
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Uniontown [Jackson County].
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Uniontown is located in Fairfax County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Uniontown.
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Uniontown is located in Whitman County and lies 2,038 miles [3,279.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Uniontown.
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel County
      • This Uniontown is located in Wetzel County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Uniontown that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Uniontown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Uniontown ...

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.

  • Bear Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
  • Bear Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Big Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
  • Coal Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Coal Run is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
  • Ferndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ferndale is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Greenback
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenback is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
  • Marion Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Meadowview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Overlook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Overlook is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Point Breeze
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
  • Reed
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Reed is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • Shamrock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Shamrock is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Snufftown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Snufftown is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
  • Sunnyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sunnyside is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

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

  • Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Uniontown to Sunbury, with an average speed<4> 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Uniontown 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Uniontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Uniontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Uniontown 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 Uniontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8043, Longitude: -76.5727       In this case, the coordinates for Uniontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.472 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.262 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.751 degrees.