Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wylie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wylie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wylie
- 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 Wylie:
- 40.278403, -79.878937
- 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 Wylie
- 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 Wylie is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wylie ...
We found six communities that share the name Wylie.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Wylie is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Wylie [Polk County].
- Red Lake County
- This Wylie is located in Red Lake County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Wylie that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red Lake County community of Wylie.
- Missouri
- Ontario
- This Wylie lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Wylie that is located in Allegheny County.
- Texas
- Collin County
- This Wylie is located in Collin County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Wylie that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Wylie.
- Taylor County
- This Wylie is located in Taylor County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km] to the west southwest of the Wylie that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Wylie.
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wylie ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Coal Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Eden Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
- Elkhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Emblem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Experiment
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Experiment have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
- Experiment is located in Allegheny County
- Gill Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Glassport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glassport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassport
- Glassport is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glassport <4>
- Industry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Lovedale
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Mustard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - New England
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New England is located in Allegheny County
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Pierce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pleasant Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <4>
- Robbins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Shire Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shire Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Oaks
- Shire Oaks is located in Washington County
- Sunny Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
How Far From Wylie 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 Wylie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wylie and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wylie 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 157 miles [252.7 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wylie. 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 Wylie 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wylie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wylie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2784, Longitude: -79.8789 In this case, the coordinates for Wylie 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 Wylie 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 309.523 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.506 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.431 degrees. |