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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 Lower Burrell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Burrell 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 Lower Burrell:
- 40.581667, -79.715833
- 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 Lower Burrell
- 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 Lower Burrell is near Allegheny County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Lower Burrell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Burrell ...
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.
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bagdad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Barking
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barking is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barking
- Birdville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Birdville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Butler Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Butler Junction is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Junction
- Camp Jo-Ann
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Camp Jo-Ann is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Jo-Ann
- Edgecliff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edgecliff is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laneville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Leechburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- New Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Plum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- River Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Rural Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unity Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Junction
- Valley Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
How Far From Lower Burrell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Lower Burrell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lower Burrell and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Burrell to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 150 miles [241.4 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 183 miles [294.5 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 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lower Burrell) 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 Lower Burrell 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 Lower Burrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5817, Longitude: -79.7158 In this case, the coordinates for Lower Burrell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.407 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.42 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.246 degrees. |
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