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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 Lawrenceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville:
    • 40.473983, -79.957985
    • 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 Lawrenceville
  • 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 Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville

Communities Also Named Lawrenceville ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Lawrenceville.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Lawrenceville.

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

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lackawanna County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Tioga County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Lawrenceville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Henry County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Henry County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Arkansas
      • Monroe County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Gwinnett County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Kentucky
      • Grant County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Grant County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Lawrenceville.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Lawrenceville.
    • New York
      • Greene County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Greene County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Steuben County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lawrenceville [Steuben County].
      • Ulster County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Ulster County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Clark County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lawrenceville [Tuscarawas County].
    • Quebec
      • This Lawrenceville lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Lawrenceville.
    • West Virginia
      • Hancock County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Lawrenceville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawrenceville ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
  • City View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • City View is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Evergreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fineview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fineview is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
  • Frick Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
  • Friendship
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Friendship is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Greenfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Highland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Homewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Homewood is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Ivory Avenue
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
  • Marshall Shadeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
  • Shadyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spring Garden
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Squirrel Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
    • Summer Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Woods Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run

How Far From Lawrenceville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lawrenceville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lawrenceville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 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 189 miles [304.2 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lawrenceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Lawrenceville 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.
<3>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 Lawrenceville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4740, Longitude: -79.9580    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.562 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.58 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.395 degrees.