Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Distant:
  • 40.969510, -79.356708
  • 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 Distant

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
  • Since Distant is near Clarion County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Distant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Distant ...

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.

• Climax
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Climax is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Cottage Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Deanville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Deanville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
• Dee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dee is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
• Diamond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Diamond is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Frostburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Frostburg is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
• Hooks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooks is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
• Mayport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayport is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayport <1>
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rockville is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Slabtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Slabtown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Spaces Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Spaces Corners is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaces Corners
• Squirrel Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Squirrel Hill is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
• Tidal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tidal is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
• Wildcat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildcat is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Distant 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 Distant to Kittanning, with an average speed<3> 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 138 miles [222.1 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 188 miles [302.6 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 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'