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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 Wittmer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wittmer 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 Wittmer:
- 40.521735, -79.948386
- 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 Wittmer
- 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 Wittmer is near Westmoreland County and also Butler 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 Butler 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 Wittmer
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wittmer ...
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.
- Cherry City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- City View is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Elfinwild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fineview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fineview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
- Fox Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Ridge is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Highcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Ivory Avenue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivory Avenue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Avenue
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Laurel Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel Gardens is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Gardens
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Marshall Shadeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- Nadine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Perrysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perrysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Sample
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sample is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
- Shadyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Squirrel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woods Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
How Far From Wittmer to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wittmer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wittmer and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- 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 Wittmer 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 191 miles [307.4 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<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 4,542 miles [7,309.6 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wittmer) 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 Wittmer 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 Wittmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5217, Longitude: -79.9484 In this case, the coordinates for Wittmer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.553 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.577 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.373 degrees. |
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