Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Swissvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swissvale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Swissvale
- 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 Swissvale:
- 40.423010, -79.886418
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Swissvale
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Swissvale is near Westmoreland County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Swissvale ...
We found three communities that share the name Swissvale.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Swissvale is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Chaffee 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 Colorado community of Swissvale [Chaffee County].
- Fremont County
- This Swissvale is located in Fremont County and lies 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km]<2> to the west of the Swissvale that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Swissvale.
- Kansas
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swissvale ...
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.
- Frick Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frick Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
- Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Allegheny County
- Glen Hazel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homestead <4>
- Homeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Allegheny County
- Nadine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - New Homestead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
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- Regent Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
- Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
- Shadyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Squirrel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Turtle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Turtle Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turtle Creek <4>
- Regent Square
How Far From Swissvale 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 Swissvale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swissvale 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 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Swissvale to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swissvale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 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 Swissvale 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swissvale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swissvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4230, Longitude: -79.8864 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Swissvale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.52 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.525 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.381 degrees. |