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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 Aladdin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aladdin 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 Aladdin:
- 40.690837, -79.659117
- 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 Aladdin
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Aladdin is near Westmoreland County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Aladdin
Communities Also Named Aladdin ...
We found six communities that are also named Aladdin.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Aladdin is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Pike County
- This Aladdin is located in Pike County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west of the Aladdin that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Aladdin.
- Indiana
- Madison 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 Indiana community of Aladdin [Madison County].
- Iowa
- Black Hawk 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 Iowa community of Aladdin [Black Hawk County].
- Kansas
- Douglas 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 Kansas community of Aladdin [Douglas County].
- Washington
- Stevens County
- This Aladdin is located in Stevens County and lies 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Aladdin that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Aladdin.
- Wyoming
- Crook County
- This Aladdin is located in Crook County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Aladdin that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Aladdin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aladdin ...
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.
- Bagdad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Birdville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Boggsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Bricker Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bricker Crossroads is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker Crossroads
- Butler Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Junction is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Junction
- Dock Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dock Hollow is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Hollow
- Forks Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forks Church is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks Church
- Freeport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Laneville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laneville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Leasureville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
- Silverville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silverville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
How Far From Aladdin 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 Aladdin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aladdin and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aladdin to Kittanning, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 148 miles [238.2 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 186 miles [299.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Aladdin) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Aladdin 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 Aladdin 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 Aladdin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6908, Longitude: -79.6591 In this case, the coordinates for Aladdin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.366 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.39 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.18 degrees. |
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