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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 Westview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westview Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Westview Heights:
    • 40.996727, -80.376454
    • 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 Westview Heights
  • 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 Westview Heights ...

We found five communities that share the name Westview Heights.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Westview Heights is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Westview Heights is located in New Haven County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the east of the Westview Heights that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Westview Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Westview Heights is located in Anderson County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Westview Heights that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Westview Heights.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Westview Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km] to the south southwest of the Westview Heights that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Westview Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Westview Heights is located in Bradley County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westview Heights that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Westview Heights.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Westview Heights is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,447 miles [2,328.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westview Heights that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Westview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westview Heights ...

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.

  • Clover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Clover is located in Lawrence County
  • Coverts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coverts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverts
    • Coverts is located in Lawrence County
  • Edinburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Grahms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahms
    • Grahms is located in Lawrence County
  • Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
    • Harbor is located in Lawrence County
  • Joyce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
    • Joyce is located in Lawrence County
  • Painter Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Hill
    • Painter Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Parkstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
    • Parkstown is located in Lawrence County
  • Peanut
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peanut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
    • Peanut is located in Lawrence County
  • Sunnyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Lawrence County
  • Union Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • Union Valley is located in Lawrence County
  • Willow Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Lawrence County

How Far From Westview Heights 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 Westview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westview Heights and extending to:

  • New Castle, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Westview Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westview Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Westview Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9967, Longitude: -80.3765       In this case, the coordinates for Westview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Westview Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.794 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.923 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.394 degrees.









 

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