Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heise Run:
  • 41.769517, -77.353588
  • 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 Heise Run

• 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Since Heise Run is near Potter County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Heise Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heise Run ...

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.

• Christian Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Christian Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
• Crooked Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Kennedy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kennedy is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
• Little Marsh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
• Marsh Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
• Roundtop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roundtop is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Shinglebury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shinglebury is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglebury
• Shortsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shortsville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
• Stokesdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
• Stony Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
• Thumptown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Thumptown is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown

How Far From Heise Run 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 Heise Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Heise Run to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'