Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Broughton Hollow:
  • 41.668961, -77.311643
  • 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 Broughton Hollow

• 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Since Broughton Hollow is near Lycoming County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 Broughton Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broughton Hollow ...

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.

• Cherry Flats
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
• Heise Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Heise Run is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise Run
• Kennedy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kennedy is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
• Maple Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Marsh Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Plank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Plank is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank
• Roundtop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roundtop is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Stokesdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
• Stony Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
• Three Springs Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Three Springs Run is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs Run
• Thumptown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thumptown is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Broughton Hollow and extending to:

• Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies just to the North.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Broughton Hollow to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'