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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 Latrobe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Latrobe 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 Latrobe:
- 40.313403, -79.389759
- 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 Latrobe
- 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 Latrobe is near Indiana County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Latrobe
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Latrobe ...
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.
- Buttermilk Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buttermilk Falls is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Falls
- Crabtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorothy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dorothy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Georges Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
- Idlepark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Idlepark is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlepark
- Lloydsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Longbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longbridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbridge
- Old Crabtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Crabtree
- Peanut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peanut is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
- Pleasant Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Superior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Superior is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
How Far From West Latrobe 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 West Latrobe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Latrobe and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Latrobe 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Latrobe) 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 West Latrobe 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 Latrobe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3134, Longitude: -79.3898 In this case, the coordinates for West Latrobe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.221 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.168 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.199 degrees. |
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