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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 Apollo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Apollo 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 Apollo:
- 40.584232, -79.563100
- 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 Apollo
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Apollo is near Westmoreland County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Apollo
Communities Also Named Apollo ...
We found four communities that are also named Apollo.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Apollo.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Apollo [Westmoreland County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Apollo is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km]<2> to the west of the Apollo that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Apollo.
- Georgia
- Putnam 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 Georgia community of Apollo [Putnam County].
- Quebec
- This Apollo lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Apollo that is located in Armstrong County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Apollo ...
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.
- Cherry Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherry Lane is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hungry Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hungry Hollow is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hollow
- Leechburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oklahoma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Orchard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- River View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- River View is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Spring Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vandergrift
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Apollo 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 Apollo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Apollo and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Apollo to Kittanning, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 142 miles [228.5 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Apollo 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Apollo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Apollo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Apollo 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 Apollo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5842, Longitude: -79.5631 In this case, the coordinates for Apollo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.312 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.314 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.176 degrees. |
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