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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 Waynesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Waynesburg 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 Waynesburg:
    • 39.900353, -80.203397
    • 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 Waynesburg
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since West Waynesburg is near Washington County and also Fayette 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 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 Waynesburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Waynesburg ...

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.

  • Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
  • Clarksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Lick is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
  • Graysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gump
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gump is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
  • Kirby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirby is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Plumbsock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Plumbsock is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbsock
  • Ringlands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ringlands is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringlands
  • Rogersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rogersville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rush Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rush Crossroads is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Crossroads
  • Stony Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Stony Point is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Ten Mile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ten Mile is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

How Far From West Waynesburg 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 Waynesburg 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 Waynesburg and extending to:

  • Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the East.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Waynesburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 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 '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 Waynesburg) 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 Waynesburg 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 Waynesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9004, Longitude: -80.2034       In this case, the coordinates for West Waynesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.74 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.695 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.712 degrees.