Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Allen:
  • 40.280625, -79.585874
  • 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 Fort Allen

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Fort Allen is near Allegheny County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Fort Allen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Allen ...

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.

• Carbon
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Carbon is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Evanstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Evanstown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanstown
• Foxtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
• Georges Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
• Grapeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
• Hunker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <1>
• Lincoln Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Manor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manor is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
• Mutual
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
• Paintersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
• Swede Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Swede Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
• Weavers Old Stand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand

How Far From Fort Allen 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 Fort Allen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Allen and extending to:

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Allen to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'