Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hazelton Mills:
  • 41.898673, -78.718919
  • 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 Hazelton Mills

• 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 Hazelton Mills is near Cattaraugus County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Hazelton Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazelton Mills ...

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.

• Allen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Allen is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Big Shanty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Shanty is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
• Cyclone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cyclone is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Howard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Howard is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Irishtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Irishtown is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Lewis Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <1>
• Limestone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Limestone is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <1>
• Marshburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshburg is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshburg
• Red Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Rock is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Tallyho
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tallyho is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
• Tuna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuna is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
• Wolf Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Run is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run

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

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

• Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hazelton Mills to Smethport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 146 miles [235 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'