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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 Hasson Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hasson Heights 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 Hasson Heights:
    • 41.448949, -79.676996
    • 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 Hasson Heights
  • 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 Hasson Heights is near Forest County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Hasson Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hasson Heights ...

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.

  • Colonial Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Eagle Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
  • Grandview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Grandview is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Green Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Oaks is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
  • Henrys Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Henrys Bend is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bend
  • Kaneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kaneville is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
  • Oil City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Owltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Owltown is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
  • Petroleum Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
  • Pioneer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pioneer is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Rose Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rose Gardens is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Gardens
  • Stanleys Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanleys Corner is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleys Corner

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

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hasson Heights 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 224 miles [360.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 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- Hasson Heights) 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 Hasson Heights 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 Hasson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4489, Longitude: -79.6770       In this case, the coordinates for Hasson Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.332 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.468 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.902 degrees.