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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for York Run Junction

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)
  • Cornish is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
• Crystal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crystal is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
• East Fairchance
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • East Fairchance is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairchance
• Griffin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Griffin is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Hays
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hays is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
• Highhouse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Highhouse is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
• Hoover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoover is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
• Lewis Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
• Newcomer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Newcomer is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
• Old Frame
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Frame is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
• Oliphant Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
• Outcrop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Outcrop is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outcrop
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Ruble Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ruble Mill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Mill
  • Smiley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Smiley is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
  • Woodside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodside is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • York Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • York Run is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run

How Far From York Run Junction to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<1> 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]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from York Run Junction to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'