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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 Greenwald, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwald and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Greenwald:
    • 40.360346, -79.454206
    • 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 Greenwald
  • 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 Greenwald is near Indiana County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 Greenwald

Communities Also Named Greenwald ...

We found two communities that are also named Greenwald.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Greenwald is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This Greenwald lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenwald that is located in Westmoreland County.
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Greenwald is located in Stearns County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenwald that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Greenwald.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwald ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbon is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Crabtree
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dorothy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorothy is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Georges Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Lloydsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
  • Old Crabtree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Old Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Crabtree
  • Peanut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Peanut is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
  • Slickville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Slickville is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickville
  • Superior
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Superior is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Trees Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Trees Mills is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwald and extending to:

  • Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Greenwald 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than 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 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Greenwald) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Greenwald 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 Greenwald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3603, Longitude: -79.4542       In this case, the coordinates for Greenwald have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.258 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.217 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.21 degrees.