Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Renton Junction:
  • 40.490346, -79.740324
  • 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 Renton Junction

• 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 Renton Junction is near Westmoreland County and also Armstrong 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 Armstrong 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 Renton Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Renton Junction ...

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.

• Barking
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Barking is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barking
• Camp Jo-Ann
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Camp Jo-Ann is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Jo-Ann
• Center
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Center is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Garden City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Holiday Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holiday Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
• Leechburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
• Milltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Milltown is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• New Texas
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • New Texas is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
• Plum
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
• Regency Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Regency Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
• Unity
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Unity is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
• Unity Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Unity Junction is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Junction
• Universal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Universal is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal

How Far From Renton Junction to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Renton Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Renton Junction and extending to:

• Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Renton Junction to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 151 miles [243 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 180 miles [289.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'