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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 Aspinwall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aspinwall 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 Aspinwall:
    • 40.492846, -79.903940
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Aspinwall
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Aspinwall ...

We found five communities that share the name Aspinwall.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Aspinwall.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Bradford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Aspinwall [Bradford County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Pierce County
      • This Aspinwall is located in Pierce County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Aspinwall that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Aspinwall.
    • Iowa
      • Crawford County
      • This Aspinwall is located in Crawford County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Aspinwall that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Aspinwall.
    • Michigan
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Aspinwall [Jackson County].
    • Nebraska
      • Nemaha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Aspinwall [Nemaha County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aspinwall ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
    • Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
  • Crescent Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
    • Crescent Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Elfinwild
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elfinwild have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
    • Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
  • Evergreen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
  • Fox Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
    • Fox Chapel is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Chapel <4>
  • Frick Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frick Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
    • Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Allegheny County
  • Highland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Allegheny County
  • Homewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Allegheny County
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Nadine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nadine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
    • Nadine is located in Allegheny County
  • Peter Mans Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Mans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Mans Corner
    • Peter Mans Corner is located in Allegheny County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Point Breeze
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
      • Point Breeze is located in Allegheny County
    • Regent Square
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
      • Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
    • Rosedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Allegheny County
    • Sandy Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
    • Shadyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
      • Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
    • Spring Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
      • Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
    • Squirrel Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
      • Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
    • Swissvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aspinwall and extending to:

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Aspinwall to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 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<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Aspinwall: www.boroughofaspinwall.com/

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Aspinwall 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Aspinwall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aspinwall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4928, Longitude: -79.9039       In this case, the coordinates for Aspinwall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Aspinwall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.527 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.544 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.364 degrees.









 

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