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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 Side, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Side 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 Side:
    • 40.457291, -80.006998
    • 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 Side
  • 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 Side is near Washington County and also Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Side

Communities Also Named North Side ...

We found eight communities that are also named North Side.

Within Pennsylvania, the name North Side is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Bay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of North Side [Bay County].
    • Iowa
      • Woodbury County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of North Side [Woodbury County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This North Side is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the North Side that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of North Side.
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of North Side [Genesee County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This North Side lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Side that is located in Allegheny County.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This North Side is located in Mahoning County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the North Side that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of North Side.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of North Side [Marion County].
    • Tennessee
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of North Side [Madison County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Side ...

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.

  • Cherry City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
  • City View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • City View is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fairywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
  • Fineview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fineview is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
  • Friendship
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Friendship is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Green Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Ivory Avenue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
  • Laurel Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Gardens is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Gardens
  • Marshall Shadeland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rook is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
    • Shadyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Spring Garden
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Squirrel Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
    • Summer Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Windgap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Windgap is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
    • Woods Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run

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

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

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from North Side to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 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 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 North Side 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.
<2>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 Side) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 North Side 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 Side. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4573, Longitude: -80.0070       In this case, the coordinates for North Side have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.593 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.612 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.423 degrees.