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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 Haslets Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haslets Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Haslets Corner:
    • 41.495890, -79.824500
    • 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 Haslets Corner
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haslets Corner ...

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.

  • Chapmanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
    • Chapmanville is located in Venango County
  • Cherrytree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
    • Cherrytree is located in Venango County
  • Diamond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Venango County
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Galena Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
    • Galena Hill is located in Venango County
  • Gurney Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurney Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney Hill
    • Gurney Hill is located in Venango County
  • Kaneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
    • Kaneville is located in Venango County
  • Mapledale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapledale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
    • Mapledale is located in Venango County
  • Mason
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Venango County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oil City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Petroleum Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petroleum Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
      • Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
    • Plum Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Corner
      • Plum Corner is located in Venango County
    • Rocky Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove
      • Rocky Grove is located in Venango County
    • Sugarcreek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
      • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
    • Uniontown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Venango County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Haslets Corner and extending to:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 174 miles [280 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Haslets Corner to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haslets Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Haslets Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haslets Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4959, Longitude: -79.8245       In this case, the coordinates for Haslets Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Haslets Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.421 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.577 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.953 degrees.









 

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