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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:
- 40.229515, -80.242282
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Allison Park is near Allegheny County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 ...
- Allegheny County
- This Allison Park is located in Allegheny County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Allison Park that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny 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.
- Cokeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Gabby Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gabby Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabby Heights
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hill Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hill Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
- Laboratory
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- Lincoln Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hill
- Log Pile
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Log Pile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Pile
- Manifold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manifold is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifold
- Meadow Lands
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Muse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Muse is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rich Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Weavertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weavertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
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:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 177 miles [284.9 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 a little over 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 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 things 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: 40.2295, Longitude: -80.2423 In this case, the coordinates for Allison Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.749 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.755 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.612 degrees. |
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