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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 Frogtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frogtown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Frogtown:
    • 40.951175, -79.656992
    • 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 Frogtown
  • 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 Frogtown is near Butler County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Frogtown

Communities Also Named Frogtown ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Frogtown.

There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Frogtown.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Clarion County
      • This Frogtown is located in Clarion County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Frogtown.
    • Huntingdon County
      • This Frogtown is located in Huntingdon County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Frogtown.
    • Washington County
      • This Frogtown is located in Washington County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Frogtown.
    • York County
      • This Frogtown is located in York County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Frogtown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Oconee County
      • This Frogtown is located in Oconee County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Frogtown.
    • Illinois
      • Clinton 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 Illinois community of Frogtown [Clinton County].
      • Washington County
      • This Frogtown is located in Washington County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Frogtown.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Frogtown is located in Fayette County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Frogtown.
      • Marion County
      • This Frogtown is located in Marion County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the southwest of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Frogtown.
      • Pike County
      • This Frogtown is located in Pike County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the south southwest of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Frogtown.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Frogtown is located in Harford County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Frogtown.
    • Mississippi
      • Scott County
      • This Frogtown is located in Scott County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Frogtown.
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • This Frogtown is located in Washington County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Frogtown.
    • Virginia
      • Clarke County
      • This Frogtown is located in Clarke County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Frogtown.
      • Fauquier County
      • This Frogtown is located in Fauquier County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southeast of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Frogtown.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Frogtown is located in Logan County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Frogtown that is located in Armstrong County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Frogtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frogtown ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
  • Byers Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Byers Corner is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Corner
  • Catfish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Catfish is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
  • Craigsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Dutch Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
  • Fredericksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Haysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Haysville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Queenstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Riverview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverview is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Sandy Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
  • Sarah Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
  • Troutman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Troutman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frogtown and extending to:

  • Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Frogtown to Kittanning, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 152 miles [244.6 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frogtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Frogtown 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>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 Frogtown 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 Frogtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9512, Longitude: -79.6570       In this case, the coordinates for Frogtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.349 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.412 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.082 degrees.