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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 Park View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park View 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 Park View:
    • 40.501735, -79.931163
    • 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 Park View
  • 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 Park View 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 Park View

Communities Also Named Park View ...

We found nine communities that are also named Park View.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Park View is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Park View is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the west of the Park View that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Park View.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Park View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the south of the Park View that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Park View.
      • Seminole County
      • This Park View is located in Seminole County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the south of the Park View that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Park View.
    • Iowa
      • Scott County
      • This Park View is located in Scott County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Park View that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Park View.
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Park View [Polk County].
    • New Mexico
      • Rio Arriba County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Park View [Rio Arriba County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Park View is located in Davis County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Park View that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Park View.
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham County
      • This Park View is located in Rockingham County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Park View that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Park View.
    • West Virginia
      • Taylor County
      • This Park View is located in Taylor County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south of the Park View that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Park View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park View ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
  • City View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • City View is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Elfinwild
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Fineview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fineview is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
  • Fox Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Frick Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Friendship is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Highland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Highland is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Homewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Homewood is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Ivory Avenue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
  • Lincoln Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Nadine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nadine is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
    • Sandy Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Shadyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Spring Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Squirrel Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
    • Summer Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill

How Far From Park View 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 Park View to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Park View to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 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 189 miles [304.2 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 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Park View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Park View 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.
<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 Park View 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 Park View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5017, Longitude: -79.9312       In this case, the coordinates for Park View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.544 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.564 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.373 degrees.