Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Atlantic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atlantic and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Atlantic
- 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 Atlantic:
- 40.357569, -79.319480
- 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 Atlantic
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Atlantic is near Indiana County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 Atlantic ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Atlantic.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Atlantic.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Clearfield County
- Crawford County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Atlantic [Essex County].
- Norfolk County
- This Atlantic is located in Norfolk County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atlantic that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Atlantic.
- Plymouth County
- This Atlantic is located in Plymouth County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east northeast of the Atlantic that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Atlantic.
- Suffolk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Atlantic [Suffolk County].
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Atlantic lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atlantic that is located in Westmoreland County.
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Atlantic is located in Accomack County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Atlantic that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Atlantic.
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Atlantic [Virginia Beach City].
- West Virginia
- Mineral County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Atlantic [Mineral County].
- Preston County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Atlantic [Preston County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atlantic ...
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.
- Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Buttermilk Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttermilk Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Falls
- Buttermilk Falls is located in Westmoreland County
- Cokeville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Crabtree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crabtree <5>
- Dorothy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Grays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Idlepark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Lloydsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloydsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County
- Longbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbridge
- Longbridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Old Crabtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Crabtree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Crabtree
- Old Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
- Peanut
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Superior
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Atlantic 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 Atlantic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atlantic and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Atlantic to Greensburg, with an average speed<6> 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 128 miles [206 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atlantic. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atlantic) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atlantic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3576, Longitude: -79.3195 In this case, the coordinates for Atlantic have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Atlantic 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Atlantic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Atlantic to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.175 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.123 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.151 degrees. |