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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Haslets Corner
- 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Since Haslets Corner is near Crawford County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Haslets Corner
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)
- Chapmanville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Cherrytree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrytree is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galena Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galena Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
- Gurney Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gurney Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney Hill
- Kaneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kaneville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
- Mapledale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mapledale is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Mason
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mason is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Plum Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Corner
- Rocky Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Grove is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove
- Sugarcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
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<2> 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]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Haslets Corner to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haslets Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.421 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.577 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.953 degrees. |
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