Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ingram, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ingram and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ingram
- 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 Ingram:
- 40.446180, -80.069777
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ingram
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Ingram is near Washington County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Beaver 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ingram ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Ingram.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Ingram is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ingram [Anson County].
- Northampton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ingram [Northampton County].
- Richmond County
- This Ingram is located in Richmond County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the south of the Ingram that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Ingram.
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Ingram [Chippewa County].
- Rusk County
- This Ingram is located in Rusk County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ingram that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Ingram.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingram ...
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.
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Fairywood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Fineview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
- Gayly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Tree is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,749 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Tree <5>
- Ivory Avenue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
- Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
- Marshall Shadeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Shadeland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Moon Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Rook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
- Summer Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Windgap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Woods Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Ingram 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 Ingram to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ingram and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ingram to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>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 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ingram. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ingram) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ingram. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4462, Longitude: -80.0698 In this case, the coordinates for Ingram have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ingram, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ingram could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ingram to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.632 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.655 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.456 degrees. |