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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 Soho, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Soho and the surrounding area.
- 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 Soho:
- 40.437569, -79.982553
- 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 Soho
- 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 Soho is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Soho
Communities Also Named Soho ...
We found three communities that are also named Soho.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Soho is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Essex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Soho [Essex County].
- New York
- New York County
- This Soho is located in New York County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<2> to the east of the Soho that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Soho.
- West Virginia
- Berkeley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Soho [Berkeley County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Soho ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 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 north)
- City View is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fineview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fineview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
- Frick Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
- Green Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Ivory Avenue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
- Marshall Shadeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- New Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Regent Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
- Rook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Shadyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Squirrel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Woods Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
How Far From Soho 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 Soho to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Soho and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Soho 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 189 miles [304.2 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 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Soho 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Soho) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Soho 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 Soho. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4376, Longitude: -79.9826 In this case, the coordinates for Soho have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.579 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.593 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.419 degrees. |
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