Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wall and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wall
- 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 Wall:
- 40.393402, -79.784213
- 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 Wall
- 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 Wall 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 Wall ...
We found seven communities that share the name Wall.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Wall is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- South Dakota
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wall ...
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.
- Alpsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <4>
- Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Cereal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Circleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Westmoreland County
- Crescent Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Crescent Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Eden Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Emblem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Frick Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Holiday Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holiday Park is located in Allegheny County
- Homestead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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>
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- Homeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <4>
- Jacktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Leak Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Level Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Level Green is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Level Green <4>
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Paintertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paintertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintertown
- Paintertown is located in Westmoreland County
- Peter Mans Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Mans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Mans Corner
- Peter Mans Corner is located in Allegheny County
- Regency Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Regency Park is located in Allegheny County
- Regent Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Robbins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sandy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Scab Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Shadow Shuttle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Shuttle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Shuttle
- Shadow Shuttle is located in Allegheny County
- Sunset Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
- Sunset Valley is located in Westmoreland County
- Swissvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
- Swissvale is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,590 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swissvale <4>
- Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Turtle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- 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>
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Universal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Homeville
How Far From Wall 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 Wall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wall and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wall to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<5> 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 152 miles [244.6 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wall. 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 Wall 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' (or 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- Wall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3934, Longitude: -79.7842 In this case, the coordinates for Wall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wall 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 309.459 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.451 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.346 degrees. |