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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 Cherry Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry Lane and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cherry Lane:
    • 40.569232, -79.559766
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cherry Lane
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Cherry Lane ...

We found three communities that share the name Cherry Lane.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Cherry Lane is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Ada County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Cherry Lane [Ada County].
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Cherry Lane is located in Schuyler County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cherry Lane that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Cherry Lane.
    • North Carolina
      • Alleghany County
      • This Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Cherry Lane that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Cherry Lane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry Lane ...

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.

  • Apollo
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
    • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <4>
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Armstrong County
  • Hungry Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hollow
    • Hungry Hollow is located in Armstrong County
  • Leechburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Maysville is located in Armstrong County
  • Oklahoma
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
  • Orchard Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
  • Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Armstrong County
  • Poke Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poke Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poke Run
    • Poke Run is located in Westmoreland County
  • River View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • River View is located in Armstrong County
  • Spring Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Vandergrift
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
    • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherry Lane and extending to:

  • Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cherry Lane to Kittanning, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 142 miles [228.5 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 8 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<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>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherry Lane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cherry Lane 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.
<2>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- Cherry Lane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherry Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5692, Longitude: -79.5598       In this case, the coordinates for Cherry Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Cherry Lane to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.311 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.31 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.18 degrees.




 

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