Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Kittanning:
  • 40.813398, -79.533656
  • 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 West Kittanning

• 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 West Kittanning 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 West Kittanning

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Kittanning ...

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.

• Dog Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
• Ford City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <1>
• Fordview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fordview is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordview
• Furnace Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Furnace Run is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Run
• Grandview
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Manor Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Manor Heights is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
• Manorville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Manorville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
• Sistersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sistersville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
• Spaces Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spaces Corners is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaces Corners
• Stringtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stringtown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Sunnyside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Walkchalk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
• Wick City
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wick City is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City

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

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

• Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from West Kittanning 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 187 miles [300.9 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 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'