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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 Linhart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linhart 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 Linhart:
- 40.422569, -79.814492
- 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 Linhart
- 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 Linhart 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 Linhart
Curious and Interesting Names Near Linhart ...
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.
- Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Crescent Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crescent Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Frick Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Homestead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Homeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homeville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Leak Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leak Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leak Run
- Level Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Nadine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- New Homestead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Peter Mans Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peter Mans Corner is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Mans Corner
- Point Breeze
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Point Breeze is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Regency Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Regency Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Regent Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sandy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Shadow Shuttle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shadow Shuttle is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Shuttle
- Squirrel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Swissvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Turtle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Unity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unity Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Junction
- Universal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
How Far From Linhart 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 Linhart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Linhart and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Linhart to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 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 '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- Linhart) 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 Linhart 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 Linhart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4226, Longitude: -79.8145 In this case, the coordinates for Linhart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.476 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.474 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.349 degrees. |
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