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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Hammett:
    • 42.066722, -79.968664
    • 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 Hammett
  • 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
    • Since Hammett is near Chautauqua County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Hammett

Communities Also Named Hammett ...

We found four communities that are also named Hammett.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Hammett is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Clay 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 Hammett [Clay County].
    • Georgia
      • Crawford County
      • This Hammett is located in Crawford County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hammett that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Hammett.
    • Idaho
      • Elmore County
      • This Hammett is located in Elmore County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hammett that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Hammett.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville 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 South Carolina community of Hammett [Abbeville County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammett ...

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.

  • Bagdad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bagdad is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Bogus Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bogus Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus Corners
  • Charter Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Chestnut Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Dock Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dock Junction is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
  • Erie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
  • Erie Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Erie Heights is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Heights
  • Harborcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Little Hope is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
  • Lowville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lowville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Moorhead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Moorhead is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Valley Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Corners
  • Weeds Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Weeds Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hammett and extending to:

  • Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hammett to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Hammett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hammett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hammett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hammett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0667, Longitude: -79.9687       In this case, the coordinates for Hammett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.475 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.726 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.802 degrees.