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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 Vances Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vances Mill 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 Vances Mill:
- 39.952576, -79.730875
- 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 Vances Mill
- 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 Vances Mill 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 Vances Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vances Mill ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coolspring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coolspring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Dearth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Graham Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Crossing
- Helen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Helen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Little Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Summit is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Lower Peanut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peanut
- Monarch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monarch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Rocks Works
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
- Sandy Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sea Right
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sea Right is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
- Searights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- Shamrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Smock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Upper Peanut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut
How Far From Vances Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vances Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vances Mill and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Vances Mill 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 161 miles [259.1 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 4,555 miles [7,330.6 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vances Mill) 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 Vances Mill 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 Vances Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9526, Longitude: -79.7309 In this case, the coordinates for Vances Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.448 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.483 degrees. |
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