Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harris Acres:
  • 40.778396, -77.815555
  • 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 Harris Acres

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harris Acres ...

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.

• Circle Ville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Circle Ville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Ville
• Dale Summit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dale Summit is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
• Hunter Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hunter Park is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Park
• Oak Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oak Hall is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
• Panorama Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
• Park Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Park Hills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Peru
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peru is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
• Shingletown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Shingletown is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
• University Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • University Park is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

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

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

• Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harris Acres to Bellefonte, 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 59 miles [95 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'