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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 Linden Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linden Grove 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 Linden Grove:
- 40.367292, -80.015053
- 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 Linden Grove
- 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 Linden Grove is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Linden Grove
Communities Also Named Linden Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Linden Grove.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Linden Grove is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Linden Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Linden Grove is located in Saint Louis County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Linden Grove that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Linden Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Linden Grove ...
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.
- Curry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Experiment
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Experiment is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
- Gill Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Glen Hazel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Green Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Library
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Library Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Library Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library Junction
- Lincoln Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Place is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Place
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Longview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Longview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- New England
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New England is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New Homestead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Option
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Option is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
- Piney Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Presto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Surgeon Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
How Far From Linden Grove 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 Linden Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Linden Grove and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Linden Grove to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 188 miles [302.6 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 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Linden Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Linden Grove 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 Linden Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3673, Longitude: -80.0151 In this case, the coordinates for Linden Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.61 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.46 degrees. |
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