Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Place:
  • 40.367847, -79.917272
  • 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 Place

• 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 Place 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 Lincoln Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincoln Place ...

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.

• Coal Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
• Glassport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glassport is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glassport <1>
• Glen Hazel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
• Greenfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Hays
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hays is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
• Homestead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Homestead is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homestead <1>
• Homeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Homeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
• New England
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New England is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• New Homestead
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
• Option
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Option is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
• Otto
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Otto is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Pleasant Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <1>
• Surgeon Hall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
• Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Terrace is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace

How Far From Lincoln Place 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 Lincoln Place 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 Place and extending to:

• Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lincoln Place 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 183 miles [294.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'