Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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:
  • 40.684510, -79.661714
  • 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

• 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
  • Since Schenley is near Westmoreland County and also Butler 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 Butler 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schenley ...

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.

• Aladdin
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
• Bagdad
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
• Birdville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
• Butler Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Butler Junction is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Junction
• Dock Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dock Hollow is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Hollow
• Forks Church
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forks Church is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks Church
• Freeport
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Freeport is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <1>
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Laneville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Laneville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
• Leasureville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leasureville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
• Leechburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <1>
• Sandy Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
• Silverville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silverville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville

How Far From Schenley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Schenley to Kittanning, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 148 miles [238.2 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 186 miles [299.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'