Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Girty:
  • 40.647287, -79.410875
  • 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 Girty

• 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 Girty is near Indiana County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Girty

Curious and Interesting Names Near Girty ...

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.

• Brick Church
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brick Church is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
• Cooks Summit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooks Summit is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Summit
• Dime
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dime is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime
• Elders Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Elders Ridge is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Ridge
• Gastown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gastown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastown
• Hicksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hicksville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
• Idaho
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Idaho is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
• Maysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Maysville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Old Gum Tree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Gum Tree is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gum Tree
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Orchard Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Rockville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rockville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Shady Plain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Plain is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Plain
  • Spring Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Church is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Church
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Church <1>
  • Top
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Top is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top
  • Tunnelville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Girty and extending to:

• Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Girty 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 135 miles [217.3 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'