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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 Brighton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brighton Heights 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 Brighton Heights:
- 40.477847, -80.035888
- 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 Brighton Heights
- 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 Brighton Heights is near Beaver County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Brighton Heights
Communities Also Named Brighton Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Brighton Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Brighton Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Brighton Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Monroe County
- This Brighton Heights is located in Monroe County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brighton Heights that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Brighton Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brighton Heights ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- City View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- City View is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fairywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Fineview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fineview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
- Forest Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Green Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
- Ivory Avenue
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
- Laurel Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Gardens is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Gardens
- Marshall Shadeland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- Moon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Perrysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Rook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Summer Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Windgap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windgap is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
- Woods Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
How Far From Brighton Heights 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 Brighton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brighton Heights and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the Southeast.
- 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 Brighton Heights 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 193 miles [310.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Brighton Heights) 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 Brighton Heights 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 Brighton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4778, Longitude: -80.0359 In this case, the coordinates for Brighton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.609 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.635 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.429 degrees. |
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