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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Glassmere.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glassmere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glassmere 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 Glassmere:
- 40.576456, -79.780327<1>
- 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 Glassmere
- 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 Glassmere is near Westmoreland County and also Butler 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 Butler 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 Glassmere
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glassmere ...
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.
- Arnold
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barking
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barking is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barking
- Benjamin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Benjamin is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Birdville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birdville is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Curtisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Curtisville is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Edgecliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgecliff is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff
- Leechburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leechburg is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milltown is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- New Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Texas is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Pleasantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Plum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plum is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <2>
- Point Breeze
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Point Breeze is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- River Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Valley is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Rural Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Unity
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Unity is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Unity Junction is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Junction
- Valley Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
How Far From Glassmere 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 included the distance from a community such as Glassmere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Glassmere and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glassmere to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 153 miles [246.2 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 186 miles [299.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Glassmere:
Decimal: 40.57645, -79.780327
DDMMSS: 40° 34' 35", -79° 46' 49" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glassmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Glassmere 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 Glassmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5765, Longitude: -79.7803 In this case, the coordinates for Glassmere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.447 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.465 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.277 degrees. |
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