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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 Westmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westmont and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Westmont:
    • 40.348016, -76.470180
    • 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 Westmont
  • 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 Westmont ...

We found ten communities that share the name Westmont.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Westmont.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Blair County
      • This Westmont is located in Blair County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west of the Westmont that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Westmont.
    • Cambria County
      • This Westmont is located in Cambria County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the west of the Westmont that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Westmont.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Westmont is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km]<1> to the west of the Westmont that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Westmont.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Westmont is located in New Castle County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westmont that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Westmont.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Westmont is located in Columbia County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westmont that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Westmont.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • This Westmont is located in DuPage County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westmont that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Westmont.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Westmont is located in Camden County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westmont that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Westmont.
    • North Carolina
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westmont [Randolph County].
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Westmont is located in Arlington County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Westmont that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Westmont.
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Westmont [Fairfax County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westmont ...

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.

  • Clear Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
    • Clear Spring is located in Lebanon County
  • Cornwall Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
    • Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
  • Ebenezer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebenezer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Lebanon County
  • Edisonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisonville
    • Edisonville is located in Lebanon County
  • Freeport Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Mills
    • Freeport Mills is located in Lebanon County
  • Hebron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Lebanon County
  • Jonestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <4>
  • Mount Ararat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
    • Mount Ararat is located in Lebanon County
  • Pansy Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pansy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill
    • Pansy Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Rockwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Lebanon County
  • Sand Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Sunset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Lebanon County
  • Union Water Works
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Water Works have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Water Works
    • Union Water Works is located in Lebanon County

How Far From Westmont to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Westmont to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the East.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Westmont to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

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- Westmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3480, Longitude: -76.4702    
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Westmont 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Westmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.448 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.163 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.894 degrees.









 

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