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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 Heart Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heart Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Heart Lake:
    • 41.852555, -75.794122
    • 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 Heart Lake
  • 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

Communities Also Named Heart Lake ...

We found one communities that share the name Heart Lake.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Heart Lake is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Heart Lake in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Heart Lake lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Heart Lake that is located in Susquehanna County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heart Lake ...

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.

  • Brushville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
    • Brushville is located in Susquehanna County
  • Forest Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
    • Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
  • Great Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
    • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <3>
  • Island Plain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Plain
    • Island Plain is located in Susquehanna County
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County
  • Lawsville Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
    • Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County
  • Lewis Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corners
    • Lewis Corners is located in Susquehanna County
  • Lindaville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindaville
    • Lindaville is located in Susquehanna County
  • Tiffany
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
    • Tiffany is located in Susquehanna County
  • Tingley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tingley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
    • Tingley is located in Susquehanna County
  • Union Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Susquehanna County
  • Williams Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
    • Williams Corner is located in Susquehanna County

How Far From Heart Lake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Heart Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heart Lake and extending to:

  • Montrose, which is the Seat of Susquehanna County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Heart Lake to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,312 miles [6,939.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heart Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heart Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heart Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8526, Longitude: -75.7941       In this case, the coordinates for Heart Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Heart Lake 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 306.902 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.785 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.955 degrees.









 

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