Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Byerly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Byerly and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Byerly

• 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 Byerly:
  • 40.345625, -79.763657
  • 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 Byerly

• 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 Byerly is near Allegheny County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Byerly

Curious and Interesting Names Near Byerly ...

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.

• Alpsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpsville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpsville
• Boston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boston is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <1>
• Cereal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cereal is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
• Circleville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Circleville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
• Eden Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eden Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
• Emblem
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Emblem is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
• Irwin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
• Jacktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacktown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
• Level Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Level Green is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Level Green <1>
• Paintertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Paintertown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintertown
• Robbins
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Robbins is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
• Scab Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Scab Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scab Hill
• Sunset Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Valley is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
• Vista
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Vista is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Byerly and extending to:

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Byerly to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 151 miles [243 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'