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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 Manown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manown 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 Manown:
- 40.197849, -79.904215
- 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 Manown
- 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 Manown 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 Manown
Communities Also Named Manown ...
We found one communities that are also named Manown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Manown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Manown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Manown is located in Preston County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south of the Manown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Manown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manown ...
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 Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Cracker Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cracker Jack is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cracker Jack
- Elkhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Fisher
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fisher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Grandview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Lockview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lockview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockview
- New Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- River View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Shire Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shire Oaks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Oaks
- Sunny Side
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Victory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Victory Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hills
How Far From Manown 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 community such as Manown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manown and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Manown to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 159 miles [255.9 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manown) 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 Manown 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 Manown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1978, Longitude: -79.9042 In this case, the coordinates for Manown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.542 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.516 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.472 degrees. |
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