Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Freeport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freeport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Freeport
- 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 Freeport:
- 40.673225, -79.685251
- 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 Freeport
- 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 Freeport is near Butler County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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
Communities Also Named Freeport ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Freeport.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Freeport.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Freeport [Jackson County].
- Shelby County
- This Freeport is located in Shelby County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the west of the Freeport that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Freeport.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Freeport is located in Nassau County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the east of the Freeport that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Freeport.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Freeport [Queens County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Freeport lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Armstrong County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Freeport lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north of the Freeport that is located in Armstrong County.
- Quebec
- This Freeport lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Freeport that is located in Armstrong County.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Freeport is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Freeport that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Freeport.
- Hale County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hale County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Freeport.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Freeport is located in Preston County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south of the Freeport that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Freeport.
- Wirt County
- This Freeport is located in Wirt County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the southwest of the Freeport that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Freeport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freeport ...
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.
- Aladdin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Bagdad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Birdville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Butler Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Junction
- Butler Junction is located in Butler County
- Dock Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Hollow
- Dock Hollow is located in Armstrong County
- Forks Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks Church have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks Church
- Forks Church is located in Armstrong County
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Armstrong County
- Laneville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Allegheny County
- Sandy Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
- Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
- Silverville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Silverville is located in Butler County
How Far From Freeport 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 Freeport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Freeport and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Freeport to Kittanning, with an average speed<5> 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east (E). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freeport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Freeport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freeport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6732, Longitude: -79.6853 |
| <2> | 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 Freeport 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. |
| <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 Freeport, 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 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 Freeport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.383 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.407 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.198 degrees. |