Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Congruity, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Congruity and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Congruity

• 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 Congruity:
  • 40.400860, -79.502300
  • 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 Congruity

• 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 Congruity is near Indiana County and also Armstrong 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 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 Congruity

Curious and Interesting Names Near Congruity ...

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.

• Crabtree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crabtree <1>
• Export
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Export is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Export
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Export <1>
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Georges Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
• Grapeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Old Crabtree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Crabtree is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Crabtree
• Poke Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Poke Run is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poke Run
• Slickville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Slickville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickville
• Trees Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Trees Mills is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees Mills

How Far From Congruity to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Congruity to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Congruity and extending to:

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Congruity to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'