Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slate Lick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slate Lick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Slate Lick
- 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 Slate Lick:
- 40.767009, -79.642826
- 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 Slate Lick
- 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 Slate Lick 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 Slate Lick ...
We found one communities that share the name Slate Lick.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Slate Lick is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Slate Lick in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Madison County
- This Slate Lick is located in Madison County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Slate Lick that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Slate Lick.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slate Lick ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Boggsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Bricker Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bricker Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker Crossroads
- Bricker Crossroads is located in Butler County
- Butler Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Junction
- Butler Junction is located in Butler County
- Cooks Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Summit
- Cooks Summit is located in Armstrong County
- Craigsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
- Dennys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Dock Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Hollow
- Dock Hollow is located in Armstrong County
- Dog Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ford City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <3>
- Fordview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Forks Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks Church
- Forks Church is located in Armstrong County
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- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
- Laneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Leasureville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Manor Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Manor Heights is located in Armstrong County
- Manorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
- Manorville is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Sandy Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
- Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
- Shadyside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Silverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Silverville is located in Butler County
- Sistersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sistersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
- Sistersville is located in Armstrong County
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Armstrong County
- Walkchalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Freeport
How Far From Slate Lick 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 Slate Lick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slate Lick and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Slate Lick to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slate Lick. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slate Lick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slate Lick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7670, Longitude: -79.6428 In this case, the coordinates for Slate Lick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Slate Lick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.351 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.386 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.144 degrees. |