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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 Bethel Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethel 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 Bethel Park:
- 40.323959, -80.036442
- 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 Bethel 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 Bethel Park is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Bethel Park
Communities Also Named Bethel Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Bethel Park.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Bethel Park is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Bethel Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- King County
- This Bethel Park is located in King County and lies 2,140 miles [3,444 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bethel Park that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Bethel Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethel 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.
- Curry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Experiment
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Experiment is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
- Gill Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jewell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Library
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Library Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Library Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library Junction
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Option
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Option is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
- Piney Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Surgeon Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
- Turkeyfoot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Turkeyfoot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
How Far From Bethel 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 Bethel Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bethel Park and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bethel Park to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 187 miles [300.9 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 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel 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 Bethel 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 Bethel Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3240, Longitude: -80.0364 In this case, the coordinates for Bethel Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.618 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.62 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.485 degrees. |
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