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Rachelwood, Pennsylvania

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Pittsburgh. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the west of Rachelwood and has a population of 334,563 people.<1>

The next largest community is Altoona. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the northeast of Rachelwood and has a population of 49,523 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Cumberland (MD)   SE47 mi [75.6 km]20,4954.75% decrease
 Frostburg (MD)   S45 mi [72.4 km]7,7191.96% decrease
 Clairton   W41 mi [66 km]7,8327.76% decrease
 Connellsville   SW32 mi [51.5 km]8,4687.41% decrease
 Greensburg   W23 mi [37.01 km]15,2494.03% decrease
 Jeannette   W27 mi [43.45 km]9,8597.46% decrease
 Johnstown   E9 mi [14.48 km]21,6419.47% decrease
 Latrobe   W15 mi [24.14 km]8,3477.19% decrease
 Lower Burrell   NW38 mi [61.2 km]12,0874.13% decrease
 McKeesport   W39 mi [62.8 km]22,1307.95% decrease
 Monessen   W42 mi [67.6 km]8,0247.44% decrease
 Monroeville   W37 mi [59.5 km]---
 Murrysville   W32 mi [51.5 km]---
 New Kensington   NW39 mi [62.8 km]13,6677.03% decrease
 Uniontown   SW42 mi [67.6 km]11,6825.96% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance
 Belmont   E10 mi [16.09 km]
 Black Lick   NW14 mi [22.53 km]
 Cambria City   E9 mi [14.48 km]
 Davidsville   SE9 mi [14.48 km]
 Elim   E8 mi [12.87 km]
 Friedens   S17 mi [27.36 km]
 Jenners   S10 mi [16.09 km]
 Jerome   SE8 mi [12.87 km]
 Kantner   SE15 mi [24.14 km]
 Laughlintown   SW7 mi [11.27 km]
 Laurel Mountain Village   S8 mi [12.87 km]
 Lawson Heights   W15 mi [24.14 km]
 Lucerne Mines   N18 mi [28.97 km]
 McChesneytown-Loyalhanna   W14 mi [22.53 km]
 Vinco   NE14 mi [22.53 km]

Westmoreland County

Rachelwood is located in Westmoreland County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Westmoreland: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana and Somerset.

While not sharing a border with Westmoreland, the following counties are close to Rachelwood: Clinton, Bedford and Blair.

Below are counties that are near Rachelwood (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Rachelwood:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Rachelwood
 Allegheny County   WHoliday Park34 miles [54 km]
 Armstrong County   NWHicksville25 miles [40 km]
 Bedford County   SEGrand View25 miles [40 km]
 Blair County   EBlue Knob28 miles [45 km]
 Cambria County   EBens Creek8 miles [12 km]
 Clearfield County   NEStifflertown34 miles [54 km]
 Clinton County   NWJ M Junction23 miles [37 km]
 Fayette County   SWHorners Mill17 miles [27 km]
 Indiana County   NConpitt Junction5 miles [8 km]
 Somerset County   SEForwardstown6 miles [9 km]



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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Rachelwood. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rachelwood.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Rachelwood and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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