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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 Lincoln - Lemington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lincoln - Lemington 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 Lincoln - Lemington:
    • 40.477291, -79.889495
    • 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 Lincoln - Lemington
  • 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 Lincoln - Lemington is near Westmoreland County and also Butler 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 Butler 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 Lincoln - Lemington

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincoln - Lemington ...

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.

  • Crescent Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crescent Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
  • Fox Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Frick Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Friendship is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Highland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Highland is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Homewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Homewood is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Lincoln Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Nadine
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Nadine is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
  • Peter Mans Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Peter Mans Corner is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Mans Corner
  • Point Breeze
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Breeze is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
  • Regent Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sandy Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Shadyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Squirrel Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
    • Swissvale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)

How Far From Lincoln - Lemington 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 Lincoln - Lemington to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lincoln - Lemington 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 186 miles [299.3 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 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 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 from Point A (ie- Lincoln - Lemington) 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 Lincoln - Lemington 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 Lincoln - Lemington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4773, Longitude: -79.8895       In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln - Lemington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.519 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.532 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.363 degrees.