Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gardner Hill:
  • 41.280894, -78.556134
  • 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 Gardner Hill

• 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Since Gardner Hill is near Clearfield County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Gardner Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gardner Hill ...

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.

• Challenge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Challenge is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
• Coal Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
• Earlyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Earlyville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Force
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Force is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Force
• Four Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Four Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Gobbler Knob
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gobbler Knob is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobbler Knob
• Mill Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mill Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Scattertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Scattertown is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
• Weedville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Weedville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedville <1>

How Far From Gardner Hill to ...

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

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

• Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gardner Hill to Ridgway, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'