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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 Allenport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allenport 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 Allenport:
- 40.089517, -79.873380
- 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 Allenport
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Allenport is near Fayette County and also Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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 Allenport
Communities Also Named Allenport ...
We found one communities that are also named Allenport.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Allenport.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Huntingdon County
- This Allenport is located in Huntingdon County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the east of the Allenport that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Allenport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allenport ...
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.
- California
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coal Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Daisytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Naomi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Naomi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Pricedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pricedale is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricedale
- Redstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Rogers Stop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Stop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Stop
- Smallwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Stockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twilight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Wood Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wood Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Allenport to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Allenport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allenport and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Allenport to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 158 miles [254.3 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 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- Allenport) 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 Allenport 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 Allenport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0895, Longitude: -79.8734 In this case, the coordinates for Allenport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.529 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.484 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.497 degrees. |
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