Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cheswick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cheswick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cheswick
- 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 Cheswick:
- 40.544512, -79.800882
- 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 Cheswick
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Cheswick is near Westmoreland County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheswick ...
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.
- Arnold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>
- Barking
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Fox Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Fox Chapel is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Chapel <2>
- Leechburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Milltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - New Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Peter Mans Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Mans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Mans Corner
- Peter Mans Corner is located in Allegheny County
- Plum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <2>
- Point Breeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Allegheny County
- Regency Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Regency Park is located in Allegheny County
- River Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- River Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rural Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
- Rural Ridge is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Ridge <2>
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Unity Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Junction
- Unity Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Universal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Valley Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Rural Ridge
How Far From Cheswick 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 Cheswick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cheswick and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cheswick to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<4> 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 154 miles [247.8 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 185 miles [297.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cheswick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cheswick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheswick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5445, Longitude: -79.8009 In this case, the coordinates for Cheswick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cheswick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.476 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.298 degrees. |