Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Middlesex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Middlesex and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Middlesex
- 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 Middlesex:
- 41.188946, -80.454791
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Middlesex
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since West Middlesex is near Trumbull County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Middlesex ...
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.
- Bobbys Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobbys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbys Corners
- Bobbys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <2>
- Dutch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Dutch Hill is located in Mercer County
- Furnace Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Mercer County
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Mercer County
- Grove City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <2>
- Hells Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Corners
- Hells Corners is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <2>
- Hickory Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Mercer County
- Kansas Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Corners
- Kansas Corners is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Petroleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Trouts Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trouts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trouts Corners
- Trouts Corners is located in Mercer County
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Wheatland is located in Mercer County
- Estimated population in 2015: 611 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <2>
- Yankee Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hills
- Yankee Hills is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Trouts Corners
How Far From West Middlesex 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 Middlesex to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in West Middlesex and extending to:
- Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Middlesex to Mercer, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,537 miles [7,301.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Middlesex. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- West Middlesex) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Middlesex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1889, Longitude: -80.4548 In this case, the coordinates for West Middlesex have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Middlesex to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.833 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.996 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.359 degrees. |