Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hatchtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hatchtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hatchtown
- 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 Hatchtown:
- 41.778947, -79.650329
- 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 Hatchtown
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Hatchtown is near Warren County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Erie 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hatchtown ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
- Clappville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clappville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clappville
- Clappville is located in Crawford County
- Dotyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Fiddlergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlergreen
- Fiddlergreen is located in Warren County
- Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Crawford County
- Grand Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
- Grand Valley is located in Warren County
- Horn Siding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Siding
- Horn Siding is located in Warren County
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Lincolnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
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- Mystic Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Park
- Mystic Park is located in Crawford County
- Ranges Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranges Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranges Corners
- Ranges Corners is located in Erie County
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <2>
- Torpedo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Tryonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Mystic Park
How Far From Hatchtown 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 Hatchtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hatchtown and extending to:
- Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hatchtown to Meadville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hatchtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.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- Hatchtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hatchtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7789, Longitude: -79.6503 In this case, the coordinates for Hatchtown 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 Hatchtown 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 309.294 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.477 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.764 degrees. |