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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 Woodglen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodglen 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 Woodglen:
- 40.036464, -79.799487
- 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 Woodglen
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Woodglen is near Washington County and also Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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 Woodglen
Communities Also Named Woodglen ...
We found four communities that are also named Woodglen.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Woodglen is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Woodglen is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<1> to the west of the Woodglen that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Woodglen.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Woodglen [Adams County].
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Woodglen is located in Hunterdon County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east of the Woodglen that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Woodglen.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Woodglen is located in Harris County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodglen that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Woodglen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodglen ...
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.
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Century
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Century is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coal Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Curfew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Curfew is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curfew
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Fuller
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Grindstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Helen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Lower Peanut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peanut
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Naomi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Naomi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Redstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Sea Right
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sea Right is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
- Smock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Star Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Superior
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Superior is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Tuckertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Upper Peanut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut
- Wood Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Woodglen 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 Woodglen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodglen and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodglen to Uniontown, with an average speed<4> 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 154 miles [247.8 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Woodglen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Woodglen could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Woodglen 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 Woodglen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0365, Longitude: -79.7995 In this case, the coordinates for Woodglen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.486 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.427 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.483 degrees. |
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