West Homestead
West Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 8 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River. Heavy industries associated with nearby steel mills existed here, such as axle works, brickworks, and manufactories of machinery, car wheels, etc.- Type: Village with 2,030 residents
- Description: borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Tây Homestead, Pennsylvania”, “West Homestead, PA”, “West Homestead, Pennsylvania”, “West Homestead, Pensilvania”, and “Wест Ҳоместеад”
- Neighbors: Pittsburgh
Places of Interest
Highlights: Sandcastle Waterpark and Carnegie Library of Homestead.
Sandcastle Waterpark
Theme park
Sandcastle Waterpark is a water park located in the Pittsburgh suburb of West Homestead.
Glenwood B&O Railroad Bridge
Bridge
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Munhall and Whitaker.
Hazelwood
Neighborhood
Hazelwood is a neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. Hazelwood is situated 2 miles northwest of West Homestead.
West Homestead
- Categories: borough of Pennsylvania and locality
- Location: Borough of West Homestead, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.39396° or 40° 23′ 38″ north
Longitude
-79.912° or 79° 54′ 43″ west
Population
2,030
Elevation
1,040 feet (317 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US YWE
Open location code
87G293VQ+H6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“West Homestead” goes by many names.
- Basque: “West Homestead”
- Catalan: “West Homestead”
- Cebuano: “West Homestead”
- Chechen: “Вест-Гомстед”
- Chinese: “西霍姆斯特德”
- Danish: “West Homestead”
- Dutch: “West Homestead”
- French: “West Homestead”
- German: “West Homestead”
- Gilaki: “وست هؤماستد (پنسيلوانيا)”
- Gilaki: “وست هؤماستد”
- Greek: “Γουέστ Χόουμστεντ”
- Haitian: “West Homestead, Pennsilvani”
- Haitian: “West Homestead”
- Hebrew: “מערב הומסטד”
- Italian: “West Homestead”
- Ladin: “West Homestead”
- Malagasy: “West Homestead, Pennsylvania”
- Malagasy: “West Homestead”
- Min Nan Chinese: “West Homestead”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “West Homestead (Pennsylvania)”
- Norwegian: “West Homestead”
- Portuguese: “West Homestead”
- Russian: “Вест Хоместеад”
- Serbian: “Вест Хомстед”
- Serbo-Croatian: “West Homestead, Pennsylvania”
- Serbo-Croatian: “West Homestead”
- Spanish: “West Homestead”
- Tatar: “Вест-Гомстед”
- Ukrainian: “Вест-Гомстед”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ ہوم اسٹیڈ، پنسلوانیا”
- Uzbek: “West Homestead”
- Vietnamese: “Tây Homestead”
- Vietnamese: “West Homestead, Pennsylvania”
- Volapük: “West Homestead”
- Welsh: “West Homestead, Pennsylvania”
- Welsh: “West Homestead”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: New Homestead and Homestead Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: West Homestead Community Park and William V. Campbell Athletic Field.
Allegheny County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Pittsburgh and Oakland.
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