Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gallows Harbor:
  • 41.055891, -78.262792
  • 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 Gallows Harbor

• 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
  • Since Gallows Harbor is near Centre County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Gallows Harbor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gallows Harbor ...

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.

• Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Eden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Egypt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Egypt is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Frenchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Frenchville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Mineral Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Needful
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Needful is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needful
• Palestine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Palestine is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Pine Top
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Top is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
• Rolling Stone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Stone is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Stone
• Surveyor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Surveyor is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surveyor

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

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

• Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gallows Harbor to Clearfield, with an average speed<2> 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'