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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 West Bethany, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Bethany 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 West Bethany:
- 40.162572, -79.599206
- 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 West Bethany
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since West Bethany is near Fayette County and also Allegheny 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 Allegheny 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 West Bethany
Communities Also Named West Bethany ...
We found one communities that are also named West Bethany.
Within Pennsylvania, the name West Bethany is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named West Bethany in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Genesee County
- This West Bethany is located in Genesee County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Bethany that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of West Bethany.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bethany ...
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.
- Alice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Carpentertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
- Central
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Central is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Foxtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Hawkeye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Hunker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Kingview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingview
- Morewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morewood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Paintersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Pinetree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pinetree is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetree
- Ridge View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge View is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Rocktown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rocktown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Standard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Standard is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Standard Shaft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Standard Shaft is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Shaft
- Weavers Old Stand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
How Far From West Bethany 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 West Bethany to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Bethany and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Bethany to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 143 miles [230.1 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 9 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 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Bethany) 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 West Bethany 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 West Bethany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1626, Longitude: -79.5992 In this case, the coordinates for West Bethany have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.357 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.30 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.348 degrees. |
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