Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hale
- 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 Hale:
- 40.788671, -78.344462
- 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 Hale
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- Since Hale is near Centre County and also Cambria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Centre County
- eBird sighting report for Cambria 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
Communities Also Named Hale ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Hale.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hale is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 25 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Crawford 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 Arkansas community of Hale [Crawford County].
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hale [Jackson County].
- British Columbia
- This Hale lies 2,687 miles [4,324.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hale that is located in Clearfield County.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Hale [Arapahoe County].
- Yuma County
- This Hale is located in Yuma County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<3> to the west of the Hale that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Hale.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Chautauqua County
- This Hale is located in Chautauqua County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<3> to the west of the Hale that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Hale.
- Geary 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 Kansas community of Hale [Geary County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Hale lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Hale that is located in Clearfield County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Hale lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Hale that is located in Clearfield County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Hale is located in Cumberland County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Hale that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hale.
- Washington County
- This Hale is located in Washington County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the southwest of the Hale that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hale.
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hale ...
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.
- Blandburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Booker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Janesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Clearfield County
- Mascot ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Parsonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Sandy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Scotch Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hollow
- Scotch Hollow is located in Clearfield County
- Smoke Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Spike Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spike Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Island
- Spike Island is located in Centre County
- Stumptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Utahville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
How Far From Hale 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 Hale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hale and extending to:
- Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hale to Clearfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 147 miles [236.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Hale 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> | 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- Hale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7887, Longitude: -78.3445 In this case, the coordinates for Hale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Hale 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 308.551 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.482 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.549 degrees. |