Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Reduction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reduction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Reduction
- 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 Reduction:
- 40.183683, -79.770877
- 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 Reduction
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Reduction is near Allegheny County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reduction ...
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.
- Black Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Dick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Fuller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Herminie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herminie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herminie
- Herminie is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herminie <2>
- Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Jacobs Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek
- Jacobs Creek is located in Westmoreland County
- Keystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lake Denise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Denise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Denise
- Lake Denise is located in Westmoreland County
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Mustard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Naomi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pricedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sunny Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunny Side. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Turkeytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Westmoreland County
- Victory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hills
- Victory Hills is located in Washington County
- Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Naomi
How Far From Reduction 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 Reduction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Reduction and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reduction to Greensburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 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 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reduction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reduction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reduction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1837, Longitude: -79.7709 In this case, the coordinates for Reduction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Reduction 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 309.461 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.422 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.417 degrees. |