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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 Perry Hilltop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perry Hilltop 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 Perry Hilltop:
- 40.463125, -80.013387
- 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 Perry Hilltop
- 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 Perry Hilltop 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 Perry Hilltop
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perry Hilltop ...
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 northeast)
- 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 east)
- 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
- Highcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
- 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
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Marshall Shadeland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- 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 east)
- Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Summer Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Windgap
(3 miles [4.8 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 Perry Hilltop 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 Perry Hilltop to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Perry Hilltop and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Perry Hilltop to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 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 '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- Perry Hilltop) 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 Perry Hilltop 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 Perry Hilltop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4631, Longitude: -80.0134 In this case, the coordinates for Perry Hilltop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.596 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.617 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.424 degrees. |
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