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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 Livermore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Livermore 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 Livermore:
    • 40.461734, -79.333093
    • 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 Livermore
  • 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 Livermore is near Indiana County and also Armstrong 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 Armstrong 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 Livermore

Communities Also Named Livermore ...

We found seven communities that are also named Livermore.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Livermore is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Livermore is located in Alameda County and lies 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km]<1> to the west of the Livermore that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Livermore.
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Livermore is located in Larimer County and lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km]<1> to the west of the Livermore that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Livermore.
    • Iowa
      • Humboldt County
      • This Livermore is located in Humboldt County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Livermore that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Livermore.
    • Kentucky
      • McLean County
      • This Livermore is located in McLean County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Livermore that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Livermore.
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • This Livermore is located in Androscoggin County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Livermore that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Livermore.
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Livermore [Washington County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • This Livermore is located in Carroll County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the northeast of the Livermore that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Livermore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Livermore ...

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.

  • Black Lick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Black Lick is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
  • Bow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bow is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Coal Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Coal Run is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
  • Cokeville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cokeville is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
  • Coral
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elders Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elders Ridge is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Ridge
  • Grays
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grays is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
  • Hicksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicksville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hillside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillside is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Josephine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Josephine is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Lewisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lewisville is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Marshall Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Marshall Heights is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
  • Peanut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Peanut is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
  • Superior
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Superior is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Livermore and extending to:

  • Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Livermore to Greensburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 129 miles [207.6 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Livermore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Livermore could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Livermore 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 Livermore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4617, Longitude: -79.3331       In this case, the coordinates for Livermore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.178 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.142 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.118 degrees.