Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harborcreek:
  • 42.166446, -79.952831
  • 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 Harborcreek

• 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 Harborcreek 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 Harborcreek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harborcreek ...

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.

• Bogus Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bogus Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus Corners
• Chestnut Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Dock Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dock Junction is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
• Erie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <1>
• Erie Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Erie Heights is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Heights
• Freeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeport is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
• Little Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Hope is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
• Moorhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Moorhead is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
• Moorheadville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Moorheadville is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorheadville
• Orchard Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Weeds Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Weeds Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeds Corners

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

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

• Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Harborcreek to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 272 miles [437.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'