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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brentwood:
    • 40.373231, -79.977493
    • 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 Brentwood
  • 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

Communities Also Named Brentwood ...

We found 52 communities that share the name Brentwood.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Brentwood.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 51 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 51 communities, 50 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lancaster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brentwood [Lancaster County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Brentwood is located in Blount County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Brentwood.
      • Houston County
      • This Brentwood is located in Houston County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Brentwood.
      • Madison County
      • This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Brentwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brentwood.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Brentwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brentwood.
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Brentwood is located in Washington County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brentwood.
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • This Brentwood is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,219 miles [3,571.1 km]<2> to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Brentwood.
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Brentwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km] to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Brentwood.
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brentwood [Broward County].
      • Duval County
      • This Brentwood is located in Duval County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<2> to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Brentwood.
      • Escambia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brentwood [Escambia County].
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Brentwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brentwood.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Brentwood is located in DeKalb County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Brentwood.
      • Dougherty County
      • This Brentwood is located in Dougherty County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Brentwood.
      • Newton County
      • This Brentwood is located in Newton County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Brentwood.
      • Wayne County
      • This Brentwood is located in Wayne County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Brentwood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Brentwood is located in Cook County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Brentwood.
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Brentwood is located in Johnson County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<2> to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Brentwood.
      • Madison County
      • This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
    • Kentucky
      • Green County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Brentwood [Green County].
      • Hopkins County
      • This Brentwood is located in Hopkins County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Brentwood.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Brentwood is located in Frederick County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Brentwood.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Brentwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the east southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Brentwood.
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brentwood [Muskegon County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Brentwood.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Brentwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Brentwood.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Brentwood is located in Suffolk County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Brentwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Brentwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Brentwood.
      • Edgecombe County
      • This Brentwood is located in Edgecombe County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Brentwood.
      • Lee County
      • This Brentwood is located in Lee County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Brentwood.
      • Lenoir County
      • This Brentwood is located in Lenoir County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Brentwood.
      • Pitt County
      • This Brentwood is located in Pitt County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Brentwood.
      • Wake County
      • This Brentwood is located in Wake County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Brentwood.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Brentwood lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Brentwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brentwood.
      • Lake County
      • This Brentwood is located in Lake County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Brentwood.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Brentwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Brentwood.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Brentwood is located in Charleston County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Brentwood.
      • Greenville County
      • This Brentwood is located in Greenville County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brentwood.
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Brentwood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Brentwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Brentwood is located in Hamblen County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Brentwood.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Brentwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brentwood.
      • Knox County
      • This Brentwood is located in Knox County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Brentwood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Brentwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km] to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brentwood.
      • Washington County
      • This Brentwood is located in Washington County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brentwood.
      • Williamson County
      • This Brentwood is located in Williamson County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Brentwood.
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Brentwood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Brentwood.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Brentwood is located in Chesterfield County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Brentwood.
      • Norfolk City
      • This Brentwood is located in Norfolk City and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Brentwood.
      • Roanoke City
      • This Brentwood is located in Roanoke City and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Brentwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood ...

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.

  • Curry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Curry is located in Allegheny County
  • Experiment
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Experiment have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
    • Experiment is located in Allegheny County
  • Glen Hazel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
    • Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
  • Green Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Green Tree is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,749 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Tree <4>
  • Greenfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Hays
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Hays is located in Allegheny County
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Allegheny County
  • Homestead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Place
    • Lincoln Place is located in Allegheny County
  • Longview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Allegheny County
  • New England
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
    • New England is located in Allegheny County
  • New Homestead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
    • New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Option
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Option have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
      • Option is located in Allegheny County
    • Pleasant Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <4>
    • Surgeon Hall
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surgeon Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
      • Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
    • Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
      • Terrace is located in Allegheny County

How Far From Brentwood 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 Brentwood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brentwood and extending to:

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the North.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brentwood to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brentwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Brentwood 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brentwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brentwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3732, Longitude: -79.9775    
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Brentwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.579 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.584 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.441 degrees.









 

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