Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elwood Park:
  • 40.163960, -80.282284
  • 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 Elwood 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Elwood Park is near Greene County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Elwood Park

Communities Also Named Elwood Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Elwood Park.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Elwood Park is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Elwood Park in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Manatee County
    • This Elwood Park is located in Manatee County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the south of the Elwood Park that is located in Washington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Elwood Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elwood 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.

• Enterprise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Enterprise is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Gabby Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gabby Heights is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabby Heights
• Green Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
• Laboratory
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Laboratory is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
• Lincoln Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hill
• Log Pile
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Log Pile is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Pile
• Manifold
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Manifold is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifold
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Point Lookout
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Point Lookout is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
• Rich Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rich Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
• Rural Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rural Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
• Sugar Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill

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

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Elwood Park to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'