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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 Allison Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allison Park 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 Allison Park:
- 40.561042, -79.962401
- 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 Allison Park
- 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 Allison Park is near Butler County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Allison Park
Communities Also Named Allison Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Allison Park.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Allison Park.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Washington County
- This Allison Park is located in Washington County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Allison Park that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Allison Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allison Park ...
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 south)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Elfinwild
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fox Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fox Ridge is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Hardy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Highcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
- Ivory Avenue
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
- Laurel Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Gardens is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Gardens
- Perrysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Sample
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sample is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
- Summer Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Allison Park 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 Allison Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allison Park and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Allison Park 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 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 193 miles [310.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Allison Park) 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 Allison Park 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 Allison Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5610, Longitude: -79.9624 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.56 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.591 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.365 degrees. |
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