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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 Lebanon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Lebanon 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 West Lebanon:
    • 40.602707, -79.354045
    • 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 Lebanon
  • 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
    • Since West Lebanon is near Armstrong County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Lebanon

Communities Also Named West Lebanon ...

We found seven communities that are also named West Lebanon.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named West Lebanon.

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

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lebanon County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the east of the West Lebanon that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of West Lebanon.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Warren County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Warren County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the west of the West Lebanon that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of West Lebanon.
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This West Lebanon is located in York County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Lebanon that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of West Lebanon.
    • Missouri
      • Laclede County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Laclede County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the west of the West Lebanon that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of West Lebanon.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Grafton County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Lebanon that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of West Lebanon.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Columbia County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Lebanon that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of West Lebanon.
    • Ohio
      • Wayne County
      • This West Lebanon is located in Wayne County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west of the West Lebanon that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of West Lebanon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Lebanon ...

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.

  • Brick Church
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brick Church is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
  • Coal Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Run is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
  • Crete
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crete is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Elders Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elders Ridge is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Ridge
  • Gastown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gastown is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastown
  • Hicksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hicksville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Idaho
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Idaho is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
  • Lewisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lewisville is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Maysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maysville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Shady Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Shady Plain is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Plain
  • Spring Church
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Lebanon to Indiana, 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 131 miles [210.8 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about 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 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,513 miles [7,263 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- West Lebanon) 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6027, Longitude: -79.3540    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.183 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.169 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.075 degrees.