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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 West Wilmerding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Wilmerding 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 West Wilmerding:
- 40.398680, -79.820881
- 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 West Wilmerding
- 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 West Wilmerding 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 West Wilmerding
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Wilmerding ...
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.
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crescent Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crescent Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Eden Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eden Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Emblem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Emblem is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Frick Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Glassport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Hazel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Hays
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Homeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Homeville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Leak Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leak Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leak Run
- Level Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Place is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Place
- Nadine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- New Homestead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Peter Mans Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peter Mans Corner is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Mans Corner
- Regent Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
- Sandy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Shadow Shuttle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shadow Shuttle is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Shuttle
- Squirrel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Swissvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Terrace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Turtle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Universal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
How Far From West Wilmerding 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 West Wilmerding to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Wilmerding and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Wilmerding to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 154 miles [247.8 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 180 miles [289.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Wilmerding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 West Wilmerding 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 West Wilmerding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3987, Longitude: -79.8209 In this case, the coordinates for West Wilmerding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.481 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.477 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.361 degrees. |
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