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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 Sligo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sligo 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 Sligo:
    • 41.108119, -79.493657
    • 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 Sligo
  • 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
    • Since Sligo is near Armstrong County and also Butler 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 Butler 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 Sligo

Communities Also Named Sligo ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Sligo.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Sligo.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Allegheny County
      • This Sligo is located in Allegheny County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sligo that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sligo.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sligo [Weld County].
    • Kentucky
      • Henry County
      • This Sligo is located in Henry County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sligo that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Sligo.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Sligo is located in Bossier Parish and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sligo that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Sligo.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Sligo [Cumberland County].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sligo is located in Montgomery County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sligo that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sligo.
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sligo [Crawford County].
      • Dent County
      • This Sligo is located in Dent County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sligo that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Sligo.
    • North Carolina
      • Currituck County
      • This Sligo is located in Currituck County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sligo that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Currituck County community of Sligo.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Sligo is located in Clinton County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sligo that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Sligo.
      • Guernsey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sligo [Guernsey County].
    • Ontario
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Sligo.
    • Tennessee
      • DeKalb County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sligo [DeKalb County].
    • Texas
      • Yoakum County
      • This Sligo is located in Yoakum County and lies 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sligo that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yoakum County community of Sligo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sligo ...

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.

  • Canoe Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
  • Churchville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Churchville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Curllsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Curllsville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
  • Diamond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Diamond is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Five Points is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Frostburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Frostburg is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Huey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Huey is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
  • Maple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Squirrel Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Squirrel Hill is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
  • Turnip Hole
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
  • Wildcat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wildcat is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
  • Zion Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Zion Hill is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sligo and extending to:

  • Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sligo to Clarion, with an average speed<4> 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 148 miles [238.2 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Sligo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sligo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sligo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Sligo 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 Sligo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1081, Longitude: -79.4937       In this case, the coordinates for Sligo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.239 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.311 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.948 degrees.