Welcome to Friendship Heights ...
Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Friendship Heights: Friendship Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Friendship Heights is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Friendship Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Friendship Heights ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Friendship Heights - they are located in Florida, Maryland (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Friendship Heights.
Communities near Friendship Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Friendship Heights.
- Morgantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- California
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <3>
- Waynesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Waynesburg is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <3>
- Masontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Star City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Friendship Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friendship Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Friendship Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendship Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendship Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Friendship Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendship Heights ...
Looking for more information about Friendship Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Friendship Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Friendship Heights.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Friendship Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |