Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in York Run Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to York Run Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for York Run Junction
- 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 York Run Junction:
- 39.817021, -79.802828
- 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 York Run Junction
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since York Run Junction is near Greene County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 York Run Junction ...
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.
- Cornish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Crystal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - East Fairchance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Fairchance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairchance
- East Fairchance is located in Fayette County
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Highhouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Hoover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Lewis Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
- Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Newcomer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Old Frame
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Oliphant Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliphant Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
- Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
- Outcrop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ruble Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruble Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Mill
- Ruble Mill is located in Fayette County
- Smiley
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - York Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ruble Mill
How Far From York Run Junction 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 York Run Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in York Run Junction and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from York Run Junction to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for York Run Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- York Run Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in York Run Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8170, Longitude: -79.8028 In this case, the coordinates for York Run Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 York Run Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.499 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.408 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.564 degrees. |