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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 Borough of Glen Osborne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Borough of Glen Osborne and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Borough of Glen Osborne
  • 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 Borough of Glen Osborne:
    • 40.534512, -80.174225
    • 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 Borough of Glen Osborne
  • 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 Borough of Glen Osborne is near Beaver County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Borough of Glen Osborne

Curious and Interesting Names Near Borough of Glen Osborne ...

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.

  • Byersdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Byersdale is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersdale
  • Fairoaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairoaks is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Forest Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Gayly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gayly is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
  • Gringo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gringo is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
  • Haysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Haysville is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Highcliff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Highcliff is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
  • Imperial
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moon is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
  • Moon Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
  • Moon Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
  • Shields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Shields is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
  • Stoops Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
  • Woodlawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Borough of Glen Osborne to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Borough of Glen Osborne to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Borough of Glen Osborne and extending to:

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Borough of Glen Osborne 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 174 miles [280 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 southeast (SE). 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 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Borough of Glen Osborne) 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 Borough of Glen Osborne 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 Borough of Glen Osborne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5345, Longitude: -80.1742       In this case, the coordinates for Borough of Glen Osborne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.692 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.737 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.471 degrees.