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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 Natrona Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Natrona 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 Natrona Heights:
- 40.623399, -79.729771
- 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 Natrona 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Natrona 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 Natrona Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Natrona 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.
- Aladdin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Arnold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Benjamin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Benjamin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Birdville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Birdville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Butler Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Junction is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Junction
- Edgecliff
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgecliff is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Rural Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silverville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Valley Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
How Far From Natrona Heights 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 Natrona Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Natrona Heights and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Natrona Heights to Pittsburgh, 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 151 miles [243 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 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 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Natrona Heights) 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 Natrona 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 Natrona Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6234, Longitude: -79.7298 In this case, the coordinates for Natrona Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.413 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.434 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.237 degrees. |
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