Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pittock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pittock and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pittock

• 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 Pittock:
  • 40.487013, -80.084500
  • 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 Pittock

• 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 Pittock is near Beaver County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Pittock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pittock ...

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.

• City View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • City View is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
• Fairywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
• Fineview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fineview is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
• Forest Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Gayly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gayly is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
• Haysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Haysville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
• Highcliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Highcliff is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
• Ivory Avenue
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
• Laurel Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Gardens is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Gardens
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Marshall Shadeland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
  • Moon Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
  • Perrysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Summer Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
  • Windgap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Windgap is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
  • Woods Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pittock 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 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pittock to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 195 miles [313.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'