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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 Calumet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calumet 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 Calumet:
- 40.212764, -79.484769
- 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 Calumet
- 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 Calumet 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 Calumet
Communities Also Named Calumet ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Calumet.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Calumet is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Calumet is located in Walker County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the southwest of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Calumet.
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This Calumet is located in Cochise County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<1> to the west of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Calumet.
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Calumet is located in Mississippi County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Calumet.
- Colorado
- Chaffee 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 Colorado community of Calumet [Chaffee County].
- Huerfano County
- This Calumet is located in Huerfano County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the west of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huerfano County community of Calumet.
- Indiana
- Lake 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 Indiana community of Calumet [Lake County].
- Iowa
- O'Brien County
- This Calumet is located in O'Brien County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the O'Brien County community of Calumet.
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Calumet.
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Calumet is located in Houghton County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Calumet.
- Minnesota
- Itasca County
- This Calumet is located in Itasca County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itasca County community of Calumet.
- Missouri
- Pike County
- This Calumet is located in Pike County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the west of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Calumet.
- Nevada
- White Pine 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 Nevada community of Calumet [White Pine County].
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Calumet is located in Jefferson County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Calumet.
- Oklahoma
- Canadian County
- This Calumet is located in Canadian County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the west of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canadian County community of Calumet.
- Quebec
- This Calumet lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Calumet that is located in Westmoreland County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calumet ...
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.
- Carpentertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Foxtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Kecksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mammoth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Orchard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Unity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge View is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View
- Standard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Standard is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Standard Shaft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Standard Shaft is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Shaft
- United
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weavers Old Stand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
How Far From Calumet 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 Calumet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Calumet and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Calumet to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Calumet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Calumet 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> | 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 Calumet, 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 Calumet 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 Calumet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2128, Longitude: -79.4848 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.225 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.279 degrees. |
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