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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Almont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Almont and the surrounding area.
- 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 Almont:
- 40.364270, -75.334343
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Almont
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Almont is near Montgomery County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Almont
Communities Also Named Almont ...
We found seven communities that are also named Almont.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Almont is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Almont is located in Shelby County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Almont that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Almont.
- Arkansas
- Crittenden County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Almont [Crittenden County].
- Colorado
- Gunnison County
- This Almont is located in Gunnison County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the west of the Almont that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gunnison County community of Almont.
- Iowa
- Clinton County
- This Almont is located in Clinton County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Almont that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Almont.
- Michigan
- Lapeer County
- This Almont is located in Lapeer County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Almont that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lapeer County community of Almont.
- North Dakota
- Morton County
- This Almont is located in Morton County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Almont that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Almont.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Almont [Bowie County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Almont ...
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.
- Bridle Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Run
- Mews at Wickford Commons
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orchard Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orchard Glen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Glen
- Pear Tree Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Reliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Rich Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Ridge Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridge Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Valley
- Rockhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill Station is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Station
- Rocky Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Sellersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Silverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Smoketown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smoketown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
- Society Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Society Meadows is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Meadows
- Stonycrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stonycrest is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycrest
- White Horse
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
How Far From Almont to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Almont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Almont and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Almont to Doylestown, 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Almont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Almont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Almont 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. |
| <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 Almont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Almont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3643, Longitude: -75.3343 In this case, the coordinates for Almont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.767 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.395 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.393 degrees. |
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