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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 Slate Lick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slate Lick 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 Slate Lick:
- 40.766993, -79.642354
- 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 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Slate Lick
Communities Also Named Slate Lick ...
We found one communities that are also named 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.
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)
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Bricker Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bricker Crossroads is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker Crossroads
- Butler Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butler Junction is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Junction
- Cooks Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Summit is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Summit
- Craigsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Dennys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dock Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dock Hollow is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Hollow
- Dog Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Ford City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fordview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fordview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordview
- Forks Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forks Church is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks Church
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laneville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Leasureville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manor Heights is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Manorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
- Shadyside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silverville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Sistersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sistersville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Walkchalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Slate Lick 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Slate Lick 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 Slate Lick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7670, Longitude: -79.6424 In this case, the coordinates for Slate Lick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.351 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.385 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.144 degrees. |
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