Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cabot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cabot and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cabot
- 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 Cabot:
- 40.764787, -79.766440
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cabot
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Cabot is near Armstrong County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cabot ...
We found eight communities that share the name Cabot.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Cabot is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Cabot lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cabot that is located in Butler County.
- Massachusetts
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Cabot is located in Boone County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cabot that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Cabot.
- Pleasants County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Cabot [Pleasants County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cabot ...
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.
- Boggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Bricker Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bricker Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker Crossroads
- Bricker Crossroads is located in Butler County
- Coal Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
- Coal Hollow is located in Butler County
- Dennys Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Great Belt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Herman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Herman is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <4>
- Houseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseville
- Houseville is located in Butler County
- Ivywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Leasureville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Mineral Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Mineral Spring is located in Butler County
- Sandy Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
- Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
- Silverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Silverville is located in Butler County
How Far From Cabot 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 Cabot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cabot and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cabot to Butler, with an average speed<5> 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 155 miles [249.4 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 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 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cabot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Cabot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cabot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7648, Longitude: -79.7664 In this case, the coordinates for Cabot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Cabot 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Cabot to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.428 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.472 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.201 degrees. |