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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 Drennen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drennen 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 Drennen:
- 40.523678, -79.701157
- 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 Drennen
- 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 Drennen is near Westmoreland County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 Drennen
Communities Also Named Drennen ...
We found one communities that are also named Drennen.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Drennen is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Drennen in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Nicholas County
- This Drennen is located in Nicholas County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Drennen that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Drennen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drennen ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barking
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barking is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barking
- Camp Jo-Ann
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Camp Jo-Ann is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Jo-Ann
- Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Edgecliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgecliff is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Holiday Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Leechburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- New Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <2>
- Poke Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poke Run is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poke Run
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Regency Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unity Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Junction
- Valley Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
How Far From Drennen 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 Drennen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drennen and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Drennen to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<3> 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 149 miles [239.8 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 180 miles [289.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drennen) 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 Drennen 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 Drennen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5237, Longitude: -79.7012 In this case, the coordinates for Drennen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.401 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.405 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.261 degrees. |
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