Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mamont:
  • 40.482011, -79.590322
  • 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 Mamont

• 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 Mamont 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 Mamont

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mamont ...

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.

• Apollo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <1>
• Camp Jo-Ann
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Camp Jo-Ann is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Jo-Ann
• Cherry Lane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Lane is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
• Export
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Export is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Export
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Export <1>
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Franklin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Holiday Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Holiday Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
• Oklahoma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
• Orchard Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
• Poke Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Poke Run is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poke Run
• Slickville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slickville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickville
• Trees Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Trees Mills is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees Mills

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

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

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mamont to Greensburg, 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 143 miles [230.1 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 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 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'