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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 Willock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willock 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 Willock:
- 40.351458, -79.961718
- 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 Willock
- 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 Willock is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Willock
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willock ...
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.
- Coal Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Curry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Experiment
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Experiment is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
- Gill Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Glassport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homeville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Library
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lincoln Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Place is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Place
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- New England
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New England is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Option
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Option is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Otto is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Piney Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Surgeon Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
- Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Terrace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
How Far From Willock 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 Willock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Willock and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Willock to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Willock) 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 Willock 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 Willock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3515, Longitude: -79.9617 In this case, the coordinates for Willock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.57 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.441 degrees. |
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