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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 Blanco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blanco 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 Blanco:
- 40.776845, -79.354122
- 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 Blanco
- 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 Blanco is near Indiana County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Blanco
Communities Also Named Blanco ...
We found eight communities that are also named Blanco.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Blanco is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Searcy County
- This Blanco is located in Searcy County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blanco that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Blanco.
- California
- Monterey County
- This Blanco is located in Monterey County and lies 2,278 miles [3,666.1 km]<1> to the west of the Blanco that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Blanco.
- Tulare County
- This Blanco is located in Tulare County and lies 2,178 miles [3,505.2 km] to the west of the Blanco that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Blanco.
- Nevada
- Lander 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 Nevada community of Blanco [Lander County].
- New Mexico
- San Juan County
- This Blanco is located in San Juan County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the west of the Blanco that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Blanco.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Blanco is located in Mahoning County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blanco that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Blanco.
- Oklahoma
- Pittsburg County
- This Blanco is located in Pittsburg County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blanco that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Blanco.
- Texas
- Blanco County
- This Blanco is located in Blanco County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blanco that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blanco County community of Blanco.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blanco ...
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.
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Advance is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Blanket Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blanket Hill is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Hill
- Bryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gastown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gastown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastown
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hoosicks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hoosicks Mill is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosicks Mill
- Margaret
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Margaret is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
- Oscar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Furnace is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Furnace
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rural Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Top is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top
How Far From Blanco 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 Blanco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blanco and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blanco to Kittanning, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blanco) 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 Blanco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blanco 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 Blanco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7768, Longitude: -79.3541 In this case, the coordinates for Blanco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.172 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.184 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.009 degrees. |
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