Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Upper Middletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Middletown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Upper Middletown

• 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 Upper Middletown:
  • 39.966187, -79.754486
  • 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 Upper Middletown

• 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 Upper Middletown is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Upper Middletown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Middletown ...

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.

• Chestnut Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnut Ridge <1>
• Dearth
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dearth is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
• Elm Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elm Grove is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Helen
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Helen is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
• Lower Peanut
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lower Peanut is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peanut
• Mount Hope
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Oliver
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oliver is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Rocks Works
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
• Sea Right
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sea Right is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
• Searights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Searights is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
• Smock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Smock is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smock <1>
• Tuckertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
• Upper Peanut
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Middletown and extending to:

• Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Upper Middletown 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 162 miles [260.7 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 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'