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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 Highcliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highcliff 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 Highcliff:
- 40.526735, -80.050333
- 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 Highcliff
- 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 Highcliff is near Beaver County and also Butler 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 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 Highcliff
Communities Also Named Highcliff ...
We found one communities that are also named Highcliff.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Highcliff is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Highcliff in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Highcliff is located in Campbell County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Highcliff that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Highcliff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highcliff ...
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.
- Cherry City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- City View is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Elfinwild
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fairywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Fineview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fineview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Fox Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Ridge is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Haysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Ivory Avenue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
- Laurel Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laurel Gardens is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Gardens
- Marshall Shadeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Moon Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Perrysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Sample
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sample is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
- Spring Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Windgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Windgap is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
- Woods Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
How Far From Highcliff 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 Highcliff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highcliff and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Highcliff to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Highcliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Highcliff 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 Highcliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5267, Longitude: -80.0503 In this case, the coordinates for Highcliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.616 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.649 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.417 degrees. |
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