Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Zollarsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Zollarsville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Zollarsville

• 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 Zollarsville:
  • 40.025351, -80.088945
  • 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 Zollarsville

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since West Zollarsville is near Greene County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Zollarsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Zollarsville ...

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.

• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Clarksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <1>
• Dutch Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
• Little Summit
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Summit is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
• Lone Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Pine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Maple Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maple Glen is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
• Maxwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maxwell is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Pitt Gas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pitt Gas is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Gas
• Pleasant View Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View Heights is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Heights
• Sandy Plains
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Plains is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
• Scenery Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Scenery Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenery Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scenery Hill <1>
• Stony Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stony Point is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Ten Mile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ten Mile is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

How Far From West Zollarsville 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 Zollarsville 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 Zollarsville and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Zollarsville to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'