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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 Hazard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazard 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 Hazard:
- 40.795175, -75.638241
- 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 Hazard
- 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Since Hazard is near Northampton County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Hazard
Communities Also Named Hazard ...
We found seven communities that are also named Hazard.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hazard is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hazard [Los Angeles County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Hazard is located in Hillsborough County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hazard that is located in Carbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hazard.
- Georgia
- Washington County
- This Hazard is located in Washington County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hazard that is located in Carbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hazard.
- Kansas
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hazard [Decatur County].
- Kentucky
- Perry County
- This Hazard is located in Perry County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hazard that is located in Carbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Hazard.
- Nebraska
- Sherman County
- This Hazard is located in Sherman County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<2> to the west of the Hazard that is located in Carbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Hazard.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Hazard is located in Spokane County and lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hazard that is located in Carbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Hazard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazard ...
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.
- Apps
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apps is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apps
- Beltzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beltzville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
- Best Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Best Station is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Station
- Big Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Dry Tavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dry Tavern is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Tavern
- Emerald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harpers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harpers is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lizard Creek Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- River View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Slate Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Valley is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Slatedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunny Rest Lodge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunny Rest Lodge is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Rest Lodge
- Trout Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trout Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Hazard 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 Hazard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hazard and extending to:
- Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hazard to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 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 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Hazard could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- Hazard) 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 Hazard 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 Hazard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7952, Longitude: -75.6382 In this case, the coordinates for Hazard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.909 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.624 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.342 degrees. |
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