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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 Bessemer Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bessemer Junction 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 Bessemer Junction:
- 40.392569, -79.838937
- 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 Bessemer Junction
- 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 Bessemer Junction is near Westmoreland County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Bessemer Junction
Communities Also Named Bessemer Junction ...
We found three communities that are also named Bessemer Junction.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Bessemer Junction is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Bessemer Junction is located in Jefferson County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bessemer Junction that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bessemer Junction.
- Michigan
- Gogebic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bessemer Junction [Gogebic County].
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Bessemer Junction.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bessemer Junction ...
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.
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crescent Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crescent Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Eden Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eden Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Emblem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emblem is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Frick Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Glassport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hays
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Homeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Homeville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Leak Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leak Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leak Run
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Place is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Place
- Nadine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- New Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Regent Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
- Sandy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Shadow Shuttle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shadow Shuttle is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Shuttle
- Squirrel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Swissvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Terrace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Turtle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Universal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
How Far From Bessemer Junction 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 Bessemer Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bessemer Junction and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bessemer Junction to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bessemer Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bessemer Junction 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bessemer Junction 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 Bessemer Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3926, Longitude: -79.8389 In this case, the coordinates for Bessemer Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.489 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.371 degrees. |
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