Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pittsburgh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pittsburgh and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pittsburgh
- 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 Pittsburgh:
- 40.440609, -79.992879
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pittsburgh
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Pittsburgh is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pittsburgh ...
We found five communities that share the name Pittsburgh.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pittsburgh is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Pittsburgh.
- Kentucky
- Bath County
- This Pittsburgh is located in Bath County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pittsburgh that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Pittsburgh.
- Nebraska
- Seward County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Seward County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Pittsburgh.
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Pittsburgh [Lander County].
- North Dakota
- Pembina County
- This Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pittsburgh that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pembina County community of Pittsburgh.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pittsburgh ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- City View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Fairywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Fineview
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Allegheny County
- Glen Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Green Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Tree is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,749 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Tree <4>
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Hays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ivory Avenue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
- Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
- Marshall Shadeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Shadeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Regent Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
- Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
- Rook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Shadyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Spring Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
- Squirrel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Woods Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivory Avenue
How Far From Pittsburgh 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 city such as Pittsburgh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pittsburgh and extending to:
- 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 Pittsburgh to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pittsburgh: www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/
The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pittsburgh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pittsburgh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pittsburgh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4406, Longitude: -79.9929 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pittsburgh to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.585 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.601 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.423 degrees. |