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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 Montrose Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montrose Hill 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 Montrose Hill:
- 40.503679, -79.855605
- 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 Montrose Hill
- 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 Montrose Hill 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 Montrose Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montrose Hill ...
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.
- Barking
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barking is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barking
- Crescent Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Fox Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frick Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Leechburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Milltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Nadine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Peter Mans Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peter Mans Corner is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Mans Corner
- Point Breeze
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Point Breeze is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Regency Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Regency Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- River Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sandy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Shadow Shuttle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Shuttle is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Shuttle
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unity Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Junction
- Universal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
How Far From Montrose Hill 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 Montrose Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Montrose Hill and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Montrose Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 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 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 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 from Point A (ie- Montrose Hill) 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 Montrose Hill 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 Montrose Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5037, Longitude: -79.8556 In this case, the coordinates for Montrose Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.497 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.511 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.338 degrees. |
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