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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 North Bessemer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Bessemer and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Bessemer:
    • 40.493401, -79.797270
    • 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 North Bessemer
  • 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 North Bessemer 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 North Bessemer

Communities Also Named North Bessemer ...

We found one communities that are also named North Bessemer.

Within Pennsylvania, the name North Bessemer is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named North Bessemer in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Gogebic County
      • This North Bessemer is located in Gogebic County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Bessemer that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of North Bessemer.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Bessemer ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Barking is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barking
  • Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Center is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Crescent Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Garden City is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Leak Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Leak Run is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leak Run
  • Leechburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Milltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Milltown is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Nadine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Nadine is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
  • New Texas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • New Texas is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
  • Peter Mans Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Peter Mans Corner is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Mans Corner
  • Plum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • Point Breeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Breeze is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Regency Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Regency Park is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • River Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • River Valley is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rosedale is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Sandy Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Shadow Shuttle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Shadow Shuttle is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Shuttle
    • Unity
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Unity is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Unity Junction is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Junction
    • Universal
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Universal is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal

How Far From North Bessemer 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 North Bessemer to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Bessemer and extending to:

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Bessemer to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 154 miles [247.8 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 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 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 from Point A (ie- North Bessemer) 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 North Bessemer 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 North Bessemer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4934, Longitude: -79.7973       In this case, the coordinates for North Bessemer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.461 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.469 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.315 degrees.