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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 Homestead Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homestead Park 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 Homestead Park:
- 40.404236, -79.908106
- 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 Homestead Park
- 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 Homestead Park is near Westmoreland County and also Washington 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 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 Homestead Park
Communities Also Named Homestead Park ...
We found three communities that are also named Homestead Park.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Homestead Park is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Thomas County
- This Homestead Park is located in Thomas County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Homestead Park that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Homestead Park.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Homestead Park is located in Morris County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the east of the Homestead Park that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Homestead Park.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Homestead Park is located in Westchester County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the east of the Homestead Park that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Homestead Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Homestead Park ...
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.
- Frick Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
- Glen Hazel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hays
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Homeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homeville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Lincoln Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Place is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Place
- New Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Regent Square
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
- Shadyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Squirrel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Swissvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Terrace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
How Far From Homestead Park 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 Homestead Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homestead Park and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Homestead Park 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Homestead Park) 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 Homestead Park 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 Homestead Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4042, Longitude: -79.9081 In this case, the coordinates for Homestead Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.534 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.538 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.398 degrees. |
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