Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cosmus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cosmus and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cosmus
- 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 Cosmus:
- 40.946175, -79.542546
- 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 Cosmus
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Cosmus is near Clarion County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cosmus ...
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.
- Bradys Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Catfish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Dee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Frenchs Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Frogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Furnace Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Run
- Furnace Run is located in Armstrong County
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Armstrong County
- Hooks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
- Queenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
- Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
- Sarah Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarah Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Tidal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Wildcat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hollow
How Far From Cosmus 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 Cosmus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cosmus and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Cosmus 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cosmus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cosmus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cosmus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9462, Longitude: -79.5425 In this case, the coordinates for Cosmus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cosmus to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.279 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.331 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.031 degrees. |