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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 Camp Jo-Ann, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Jo-Ann 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 Camp Jo-Ann:
- 40.508123, -79.680601
- 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 Camp Jo-Ann
- 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 Camp Jo-Ann is near Allegheny County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 Camp Jo-Ann
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Jo-Ann ...
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.
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barking
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barking is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barking
- Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Edgecliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgecliff is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff
- Export
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Holiday Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Leechburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- New Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Poke Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poke Run is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poke Run
- Regency Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Regency Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Unity
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unity Junction is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Junction
- Universal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Valley Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
How Far From Camp Jo-Ann 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 Camp Jo-Ann to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Camp Jo-Ann and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Jo-Ann to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east (E). 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 179 miles [288.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Camp Jo-Ann) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Camp Jo-Ann 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 Camp Jo-Ann. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5081, Longitude: -79.6806 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Jo-Ann have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.389 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.257 degrees. |
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