Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Armbrust, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Armbrust and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Armbrust

• 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 Armbrust:
  • 40.223682, -79.551150
  • 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 Armbrust

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Armbrust is near Fayette County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Armbrust

Curious and Interesting Names Near Armbrust ...

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.

• Carbon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Carbon is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Carpentertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Central
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Central is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Foxtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
• Hunker
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <1>
• Mammoth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
• Mutual
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
• Paintersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rocktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocktown is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
  • Standard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Standard is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
  • Standard Shaft
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Standard Shaft is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Shaft
  • Swede Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Swede Hill is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
  • United
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • United is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
  • Weavers Old Stand
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand

How Far From Armbrust to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Armbrust to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Armbrust and extending to:

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the North.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Armbrust to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,537 miles [7,301.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'