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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 Manor Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manor Heights 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 Manor Heights:
- 40.751453, -79.529767
- 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 Manor Heights
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Manor Heights is near Westmoreland County and also Butler 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 Butler 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 Manor Heights
Communities Also Named Manor Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Manor Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Manor Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Manor Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Manor Heights that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Manor Heights.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Manor Heights is located in Cecil County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Manor Heights that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Manor Heights.
- Wisconsin
- Sheboygan 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 Wisconsin community of Manor Heights [Sheboygan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manor Heights ...
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.
- Blanket Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blanket Hill is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Hill
- Brick Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Church is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Cooks Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cooks Summit is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Summit
- Dog Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Ford City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fordview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fordview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordview
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Manorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manorville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Old Gum Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Gum Tree is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gum Tree
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sistersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sistersville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Slate Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Stringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Top is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Wick City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wick City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City
How Far From Manor Heights 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 Manor Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manor Heights and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Manor Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Manor Heights) 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 Manor Heights 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 Manor Heights 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 Manor Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7515, Longitude: -79.5298 In this case, the coordinates for Manor Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.305 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.099 degrees. |
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