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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 Allegheny, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allegheny 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 Allegheny:
    • 40.450625, -80.016165
    • 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 Allegheny
  • 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
    • Since Allegheny is near Washington County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Allegheny

Communities Also Named Allegheny ...

We found one communities that are also named Allegheny.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Allegheny is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Allegheny in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Madison County
      • This Allegheny is located in Madison County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Allegheny that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Allegheny.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allegheny ...

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.

  • Cherry City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
  • City View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • City View is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Evergreen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fairywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
  • Fineview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fineview is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Friendship is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Green Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Ivory Avenue
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
  • Marshall Shadeland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
  • Moon Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
  • Rook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rook is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Shadyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Spring Garden
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Summer Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Windgap
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Windgap is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
    • Woods Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Allegheny once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Allegheny and extending to:

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Allegheny to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 191 miles [307.4 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 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allegheny) 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allegheny, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Allegheny 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 Allegheny. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4506, Longitude: -80.0162       In this case, the coordinates for Allegheny have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.599 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.618 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.43 degrees.