Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Schenley Heights:
  • 40.451458, -79.958941
  • 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 Schenley Heights

• 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 Schenley Heights is near Westmoreland County and also Washington 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 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 Schenley Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schenley Heights ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
• City View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • City View is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
• Fineview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fineview is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
• Frick Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
• Friendship
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Friendship is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Glen Hazel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
• Greenfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Homewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Homewood is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Regent Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
  • Shadyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Spring Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
  • Squirrel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
  • Summer Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
  • Woods Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Schenley Heights and extending to:

• Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Schenley Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than 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 188 miles [302.6 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 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'