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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 Bagdad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bagdad 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 Bagdad:
- 40.653011, -79.644311
- 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 Bagdad
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Bagdad is near Armstrong County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Bagdad
Communities Also Named Bagdad ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Bagdad.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Bagdad.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Bagdad, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Erie County
- This Bagdad is located in Erie County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bagdad that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Bagdad.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Bagdad is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km]<1> to the west of the Bagdad that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Bagdad.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bagdad [San Bernardino County].
- Colorado
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Bagdad [Lincoln County].
- Florida
- Santa Rosa County
- This Bagdad is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bagdad that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Bagdad.
- Kansas
- Coffey County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Coffey County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffey County community of Bagdad.
- Kentucky
- Shelby County
- This Bagdad is located in Shelby County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bagdad that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Bagdad.
- Louisiana
- Grant Parish
- This Bagdad is located in Grant Parish and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bagdad that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Bagdad.
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bagdad [Marquette County].
- New Brunswick
- This Bagdad lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bagdad that is located in Westmoreland County.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Bagdad is located in Erie County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bagdad that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Bagdad.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Medina County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Bagdad.
- South Carolina
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bagdad [York County].
- Tennessee
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bagdad [Jackson County].
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bagdad [Smith County].
- Texas
- Taylor County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bagdad [Taylor County].
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Bagdad is located in Caroline County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bagdad that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Bagdad.
- Washington
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Bagdad.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 10,037 miles [16,153 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Bagdad
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bagdad ...
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.
- Aladdin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Birdville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Birdville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Butler Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Junction is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Junction
- Dock Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dock Hollow is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Hollow
- Forks Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forks Church is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks Church
- Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hungry Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hungry Hollow is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hollow
- Laneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laneville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Leechburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- River View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Vandergrift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Bagdad to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bagdad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bagdad and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bagdad to Greensburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 147 miles [236.6 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 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 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Bagdad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bagdad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bagdad 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. |
| <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 Bagdad 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 Bagdad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6530, Longitude: -79.6443 In this case, the coordinates for Bagdad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.359 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.377 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.187 degrees. |
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