Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hearts Content, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hearts Content and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hearts Content
- 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 Hearts Content:
- 41.681728, -79.247268
- 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 Hearts Content
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Hearts Content is near Forest County and also McKean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forest County
- eBird sighting report for McKean 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hearts Content ...
We found one communities that share the name Hearts Content.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hearts Content is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Hearts Content in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Hearts Content lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hearts Content that is located in Warren County.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hearts Content ...
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.
- Balltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hermit Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Magee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mayburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Minister
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Queen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Truemans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Whig Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Yellow Hammer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Hammer
- Yellow Hammer is located in Forest County
How Far From Hearts Content to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hearts Content to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hearts Content and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hearts Content to Warren, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 156 miles [251.1 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 224 miles [360.5 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 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hearts Content. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hearts Content) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hearts Content. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6817, Longitude: -79.2473 In this case, the coordinates for Hearts Content 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 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 Hearts Content to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.049 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.184 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.614 degrees. |