Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haucks:
  • 40.831199, -76.036597
  • 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 Haucks

• 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
  • Since Haucks is near Carbon County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Haucks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haucks ...

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.

• Craigs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
• Haddock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
• Hills Terrace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
• Hometown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
• Locust Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
• Lofty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
• Mary-D
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mary-D is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary-D
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mary-D <1>
• Pine Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
• Shoemakers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shoemakers is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
• Still Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
• Vulcan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vulcan is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

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

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Haucks to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'