Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yatesboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yatesboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yatesboro
- 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 Yatesboro:
- 40.799968, -79.331890
- 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 Yatesboro
- 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 Yatesboro is near Indiana County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yatesboro ...
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.
- Advance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Blanket Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanket Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Hill
- Blanket Hill is located in Armstrong County
- Bryan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bryan
- From Yatesboro to Bryan
- Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Echo
- From Yatesboro to Echo
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Indiana County
- Gastown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Armstrong County
- Hoosicks Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoosicks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosicks Mill
- Hoosicks Mill is located in Armstrong County
- Margaret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Oscar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oscar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oscar
- From Yatesboro to Oscar
- Pine Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Furnace
- Pine Furnace is located in Armstrong County
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rural Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
- Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rural Valley
- From Yatesboro to Rural Valley
- Slabtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Spaces Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaces Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaces Corners
- Spaces Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rural Valley
How Far From Yatesboro 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 Yatesboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Yatesboro and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Yatesboro to Kittanning, with an average speed<5> 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 133 miles [214 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yatesboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Yatesboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yatesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8000, Longitude: -79.3319 |
| <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 Yatesboro 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 309.157 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.171 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.991 degrees. |