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Delve into Bessemer
Bessemer in Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) is located in United States about 182 mi (or 293 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Bessemer is now 12:00 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 12 airports close to Bessemer, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Allegheny County Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Washington, Butler and Uniontown. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 41% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 42% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ace Hotel Pittsburgh
Mansions on Fifth Hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh - Monroeville Convention Cen
The Inn on Negley
Courtyard Pittsburgh Monroeville
Fairfield Inn & Suites Plymouth
Hotel Indigo Pittsburgh East Liberty
Courtyard Pittsburgh Shadyside
Hyatt House Pittsburgh/Bloomfield/Shadyside
Friendship Suites
Videos from this area
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North Braddock wild turkeys, January 20, 2009
Being followed by wild turkeys on hole number three, Grand View Golf Club, North Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA, January 20, 2009.
Black Widow - Kennywood - Off Ride 2013
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Kennywood Montage + CrypticCrafted IRL Video
Veronica and I went to Kennywood. Pretty exciting, sadly we didn't get all the rides in the montage. :( Twitch ▻▻ twitch.tv/crypticcrafted/profile Twitter ▻▻ twitter.com/CrypticCrafted...
Kennywood Hillbilly's Shooting Gallery
This is Hillbilly's Shooting Gallery at Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Shooting Gallery was added to the Park in 1973 and was remodeled with new targets in 2001. Video taken...
Vintage Thunderbolt Commercial 1968
"Kennywood..Where the fun people are!" A Vintage Thunderbolt Commercial...Dating 1968 i think. Enjoy! THUNDERBOLT - 1968 to Present Originally built as the Pippin in 1923 / Designed by Andy...
The Racer - Classic Wooden Rollercoaster Kennywood Park- Pittsburgh September 2013
The Racer - Classic Wooden Rollercoaster Kennywood Park- Pittsburgh September 2013.
HQ Off Limits Braddock Diving - November 19th 2011
HQ version extracted from the Travel Channels website.
Andy Jordan's American Journey: Day 1 Montage
Watch a montage from the Grandaddy of all highways - the Pennsylvania Turnpikes on his first day of a 3800-mile cross-country trip in a hybrid. He's in search of the stimulus-related jobs...
Da Trip 2010 (Kennywood)
This was our day at Kennywood. Easily our best day. We absolutely loved this park!
GIMME A BEAT Kennywood Park 2012
These "Steel City Rhythm" party starters will drum up some excitement throughout the park with an unforgettable beat! You won't be able to resist their hypnotic tempos as they invite you to...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
Braddock is a borough located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 10 miles (16 km) upstream from the mouth of the Monongahela River. The population was 2,159 at the 2010 census. The borough is represented by the Pennsylvania State Senate's 45th district, the Pennsylvania House of Representative's 34th district, and Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
East Pittsburgh is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, about 11 miles southeast of the confluence of the Monongahela and the Allegheny rivers at Pittsburgh. The population in 1900 stood at 2,883, and in 1910, at 5,615. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 1,822, having fallen from 6,079 in 1940. George Westinghouse erected large works there which supplied equipment to the great power plants at Niagara Falls and for the elevated and rapid-transit systems of New York.
North Braddock, Pennsylvania
North Braddock is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. North Braddock was organized from a part of Braddock Township in 1897. The borough prides itself in being the "Birth Place of Steel" for having Andrew Carnegie's Edgar Thomson Steel Works since 1873. North Braddock is a suburb 11 miles east of Pittsburgh with a 15-minute travel time to the city.
Thunderbolt (Kennywood)
The Thunderbolt is a wooden roller coaster located at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Originally built by John A. Miller in 1924, the ride's name was Pippin until 1967, when it changed to Thunderbolt beginning with the 1968 season, coinciding with an expansion of the track headed up by Andy Vettel. The all-wood coaster follows the surrounding terrain with a track length of 2,887 feet (880 m).
Racer (Kennywood)
The Racer is a wooden roller coaster located at Kennywood Park, in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. It is a racing, moebius loop coaster; one of only three in the world.
Phantom's Revenge
The Phantom's Revenge is a steel roller coaster at Kennywood in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. When opened in 1991, it was the fastest roller coaster and had the longest drop of any roller coaster in the world. The ride is a hypercoaster that was originally manufactured by Arrow Dynamics. After the 2000, D.H. Morgan Manufacturing was brought in to renovate the ride, most notably to remove the four inversions.
Jack Rabbit (Kennywood)
Jack Rabbit is a wooden roller coaster located at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, USA. Designed and built by John Miller in 1920, it is one of the oldest still-running roller coasters in the world, opening on June 18, 1920. The ride's three trains were manufactured by Edward Vettel, Sr. in 1951 and contain three cars of six seats each.
Exterminator (roller coaster)
The Exterminator is a steel roller coaster located at Kennywood Park, in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. The ride was developed by Reverchon Industries. The ride is heavily themed around the concept of the rider as a rat attempting to escape from Kennywood exterminators. The concept is a pun off of the phrase "Wild Mouse roller coaster", which describes this type of coaster, characterized by small cars (4 people/car for Exterminator) and sharp turns.
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
The Edgar Thomson Steel Works is a steel mill in the Pittsburgh area town of North Braddock, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been active since 1872.
Sky Rocket
Sky Rocket is a steel roller coaster located at Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the first coaster erected at the park since the renovation of the Steel Phantom into the Phantom's Revenge in 2001; it also marks the return of a roller coaster that features inversions. It was completed in the late spring of 2010 and after a period of testing opened at the end of June.
Braddock Locks & Dam
Braddock Locks & Dam is one of nine navigational structures on the Monongahela River between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Fairmont, West Virginia. Maintained and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the gated dam forms an upstream pool that is for 12.6 miles, stretching to Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. The bridge is located at mile 11.2 of the river, immediately adjacent to the Kennywood Amusement Park. The structure was modernized in a major 1952-53 rehabilitation.
Braddock's Battlefield History Center
Braddock's Battlefield History Center is a small American museum and visitors center on the site of the Battle of the Monongahela of 9 July 1755. It features a collection of art, documents, and artifacts about the Braddock Expedition and the French and Indian War as it unfolded at the Forks of the Ohio.