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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 Lake Denise, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Denise 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 Lake Denise:
- 40.236182, -79.699765
- 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 Lake Denise
- 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 Lake Denise is near Allegheny County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Lake Denise
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Denise ...
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.
- Alpsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpsville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpsville
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cereal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cereal is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
- Circleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Circleville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Dick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dick is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Evanstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evanstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanstown
- Foxtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Herminie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jacktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Keystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Lincoln Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Mustard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mustard is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustard
- Paintersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Reduction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reduction is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reduction
- Robbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Scab Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scab Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scab Hill
- Sunset Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Valley is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
- Turkeytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vista is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
How Far From Lake Denise 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 Lake Denise to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Denise and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Denise to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about 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 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Denise) 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 Lake Denise 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 Lake Denise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2362, Longitude: -79.6998 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Denise have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.415 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.377 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.366 degrees. |
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