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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 Climax, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Climax 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 Climax:
    • 40.984232, -79.376153
    • 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 Climax
  • 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 Climax ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Climax.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Climax.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Clarion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Climax [Clarion County].
    • Indiana County
      • This Climax is located in Indiana County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Climax.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Lake 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 Colorado community of Climax [Lake County].
    • Georgia
      • Decatur County
      • This Climax is located in Decatur County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Climax.
    • Iowa
      • Mills County
      • This Climax is located in Mills County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<2> to the west of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Climax.
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Climax [Montgomery County].
    • Kansas
      • Greenwood County
      • This Climax is located in Greenwood County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<2> to the west of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Climax.
    • Kentucky
      • Rockcastle County
      • This Climax is located in Rockcastle County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockcastle County community of Climax.
    • Michigan
      • Kalamazoo County
      • This Climax is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Climax.
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • This Climax is located in Polk County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Climax.
    • New Mexico
      • Lea County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Climax [Lea County].
    • New York
      • Greene County
      • This Climax is located in Greene County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Climax.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Climax is located in Guilford County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<2> to the south of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Climax.
    • Ohio
      • Morrow County
      • This Climax is located in Morrow County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the west of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Climax.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This Climax is located in Jackson County and lies 2,209 miles [3,555 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Climax.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Climax lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Climax is located in Lexington County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Climax.
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • This Climax is located in Collin County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Climax.
      • Nacogdoches County
      • This Climax is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km] to the west southwest of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Climax.
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Climax is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the south of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Climax.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Climax is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Climax that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Climax.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Climax ...

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.

  • Cottage Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
    • Cottage Hill is located in Clarion County
  • Deanville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
    • Deanville is located in Armstrong County
  • Dee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
    • Dee is located in Armstrong County
  • Diamond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Clarion County
  • Distant
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Distant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant
    • Distant is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Distant <5>
  • Frostburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
    • Frostburg is located in Clarion County
  • Hooks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
    • Hooks is located in Armstrong County
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
  • Mayport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
    • Mayport is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayport <5>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rockville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Clarion County
    • Slabtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Armstrong County
    • Spaces Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaces Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaces Corners
      • Spaces Corners is located in Clarion County
    • Squirrel Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
      • Squirrel Hill is located in Clarion County
    • Tidal
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tidal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
      • Tidal is located in Armstrong County
    • Wildcat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
      • Wildcat is located in Clarion County

How Far From Climax 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 Climax to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Climax and extending to:

  • Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Climax to Kittanning, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 139 miles [223.7 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 189 miles [304.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Climax. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Climax 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Climax) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Climax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9842, Longitude: -79.3762       In this case, the coordinates for Climax have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Climax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Climax to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.174 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.218 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.941 degrees.









 

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