Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hazel Hurst:
  • 41.705896, -78.582524
  • 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 Hazel Hurst

• 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 McKean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
  • Since Hazel Hurst is near Elk County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Hazel Hurst

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazel Hurst ...

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.

• Big Shanty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Shanty is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
• Coontown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Coontown is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
• Cyclone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cyclone is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Freeman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Freeman is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Irishtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Irishtown is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Marvindale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marvindale is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvindale
• Sergeant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sergeant is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant
• Straight Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Straight Creek is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
• Tallyho
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallyho is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hazel Hurst and extending to:

• Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hazel Hurst to Smethport, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'