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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 Eden Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eden Park 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 Eden Park:
- 40.331736, -79.844770
- 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 Eden Park
- 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 Eden Park is near Westmoreland County and also Washington 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 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 Eden Park
Communities Also Named Eden Park ...
We found nine communities that are also named Eden Park.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Eden Park is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle 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 Delaware community of Eden Park [New Castle County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Eden Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the south of the Eden Park that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Eden Park.
- Illinois
- Williamson County
- This Eden Park is located in Williamson County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Eden Park that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Eden Park.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Eden Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Eden Park that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Eden Park.
- Ohio
- Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Eden Park [Hamilton County].
- Scioto County
- This Eden Park is located in Scioto County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Eden Park that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Eden Park.
- Rhode Island
- Providence 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 Rhode Island community of Eden Park [Providence County].
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Eden Park is located in Roanoke City and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the south of the Eden Park that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Eden Park.
- West Virginia
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Eden Park [Lincoln County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eden Park ...
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 southeast)
- Alpsville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpsville
- Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coal Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emblem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emblem is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Glassport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Homeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homeville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Lincoln Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Place is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Place
- Lovedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lovedale is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovedale
- New England
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New England is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Otto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Otto is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Robbins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vista is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
How Far From Eden Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eden Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eden Park and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eden Park to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 156 miles [251.1 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 179 miles [288.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Eden Park 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eden Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eden Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Eden Park 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 Eden Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3317, Longitude: -79.8448 In this case, the coordinates for Eden Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.499 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.487 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.396 degrees. |
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