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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 Enlow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enlow 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 Enlow:
- 40.454235, -80.233115
- 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 Enlow
- 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 Enlow is near Washington County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Enlow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Enlow ...
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.
- Candor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Champion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Champion is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Cork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cork is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Federal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Federal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Gayly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gayly is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
- Gregg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
- Haysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Imperial
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Moon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Moon Crest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
- Moon Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Noblestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Stoops Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
- Sturgeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Enlow 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 Enlow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Enlow and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Enlow to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<3> 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Enlow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Enlow 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 Enlow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4542, Longitude: -80.2331 In this case, the coordinates for Enlow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.732 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.771 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.526 degrees. |
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