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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 Youngwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Youngwood 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 Youngwood:
- 40.240152, -79.578811
- 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 Youngwood
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Youngwood is near Fayette County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Youngwood
Communities Also Named Youngwood ...
We found one communities that are also named Youngwood.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Youngwood is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Youngwood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Youngwood is located in Glynn County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the south of the Youngwood that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Youngwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Youngwood ...
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.
- Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carpentertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Foxtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Hunker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Mutual
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Paintersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Rocktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocktown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Standard Shaft
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Standard Shaft is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Shaft
- Swede Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swede Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
- United
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weavers Old Stand
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
How Far From Youngwood 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 Youngwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Youngwood and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Youngwood 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,537 miles [7,301.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Youngwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Youngwood 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 Youngwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2402, Longitude: -79.5788 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.293 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.311 degrees. |
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