Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Southwest Greensburg:
  • 40.292292, -79.546707
  • 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 Southwest Greensburg

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Southwest Greensburg is near Fayette County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Southwest Greensburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southwest Greensburg ...

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.

• Carbon
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Carbon is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Foxtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
• Georges Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
• Grapeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
• Highland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Lincoln Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Mutual
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
• Swede Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Swede Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
• United
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • United is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
• Weavers Old Stand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand

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

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

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Southwest Greensburg 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'