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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 Armagh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Armagh 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 Armagh:
- 40.454010, -79.029325
- 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 Armagh
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Armagh is near Westmoreland County and also Cambria 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 Cambria 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 Armagh
Communities Also Named Armagh ...
We found three communities that are also named Armagh.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Armagh is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Armagh is located in Concordia Parish and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Armagh that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Armagh.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Armagh is located in Baltimore County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Armagh that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Armagh.
- Quebec
- This Armagh lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the northeast of the Armagh that is located in Indiana County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Armagh ...
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.
- Boltz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boltz is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltz
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Climax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Clyde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dilltown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Germany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Germany is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Littletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- New Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Armagh 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 Armagh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Armagh and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Armagh to Indiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Armagh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Armagh 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 Armagh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4540, Longitude: -79.0293 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.992 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.93 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.985 degrees. |
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