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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 Muff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Muff and the surrounding area.
- 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 Muff:
- 40.884574, -79.338289
- 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 Muff
- 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 Muff is near Indiana County and also Clarion 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 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 Muff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Muff ...
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.
- Bryan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Climax is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Deanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Distant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Echo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hoosicks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosicks Mill is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosicks Mill
- Margaret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Margaret is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
- Oscar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Furnace is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Furnace
- Rural Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slabtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Smicksburg Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smicksburg Station is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smicksburg Station
- Spaces Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spaces Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaces Corners
How Far From Muff to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Muff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Muff and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Muff to Kittanning, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 135 miles [217.3 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 183 miles [294.5 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 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Muff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Muff 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 Muff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8846, Longitude: -79.3383 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.156 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.183 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.962 degrees. |
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