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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 Delmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delmont 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 Delmont:
- 40.413123, -79.570598
- 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 Delmont
- 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 Delmont is near Armstrong County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 Delmont
Communities Also Named Delmont ...
We found seven communities that are also named Delmont.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Delmont is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Delmont [Anderson County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Delmont is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Delmont that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Delmont.
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Delmont is located in Cumberland County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Delmont that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Delmont.
- North Carolina
- Henderson 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 North Carolina community of Delmont [Henderson County].
- Ohio
- Fairfield 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 Ohio community of Delmont [Fairfield County].
- Quebec
- This Delmont lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Delmont that is located in Westmoreland County.
- South Dakota
- Douglas County
- This Delmont is located in Douglas County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Delmont that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Delmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delmont ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Export
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Georges Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
- Grapeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Level Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
- Paintertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paintertown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintertown
- Poke Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poke Run is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poke Run
- Slickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slickville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickville
- Trees Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trees Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees Mills
How Far From Delmont 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 Delmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delmont and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Delmont 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 170 miles [273.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Delmont 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Delmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Delmont, 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 Delmont 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 Delmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4131, Longitude: -79.5706 In this case, the coordinates for Delmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.326 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.303 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.243 degrees. |
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