Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lawson Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawson Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lawson Heights

• 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 Lawson Heights:
  • 40.292645, -79.388861
  • 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 Lawson Heights

• 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 Lawson Heights is near Indiana County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Lawson Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawson Heights ...

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.

• Buttermilk Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buttermilk Falls is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Falls
• Crabtree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crabtree <1>
• Dorothy
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dorothy is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
• Georges Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
• Idlepark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Idlepark is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlepark
• Lloydsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
• Longbridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Longbridge is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbridge
• Mutual
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
• Old Crabtree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Crabtree
• Peanut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Peanut is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
• Pleasant Unity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Unity is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Unity
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Unity <1>
• Superior
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Superior is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior

How Far From Lawson Heights 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 Lawson Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lawson Heights and extending to:

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the West.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lawson Heights 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'