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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Shadyside:
    • 40.451458, -79.940885
    • 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 Shadyside
  • 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 Shadyside 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 Shadyside

Communities Also Named Shadyside ...

We found eight communities that are also named Shadyside.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Shadyside is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Shadyside is located in Jefferson County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shadyside that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Shadyside.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Shadyside is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shadyside that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Shadyside.
    • Michigan
      • Hillsdale County
      • This Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shadyside that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Shadyside.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Shadyside [Saint Louis County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Shadyside is located in Belmont County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shadyside that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Shadyside.
      • Columbiana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Shadyside [Columbiana County].
    • Virginia
      • Northampton County
      • This Shadyside is located in Northampton County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shadyside that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Shadyside.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton County
      • This Shadyside is located in Braxton County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Shadyside that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Shadyside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadyside ...

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

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shadyside 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 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shadyside to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 187 miles [300.9 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<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shadyside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Shadyside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Shadyside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shadyside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4515, Longitude: -79.9409       In this case, the coordinates for Shadyside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.552 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.566 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.396 degrees.