Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Henslertown:
  • 41.551463, -77.098304
  • 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 Henslertown

• 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 Henslertown is near Lycoming County and also Bradford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford 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 Henslertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Henslertown ...

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.

• Buttonwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Buttonwood is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
• Dogtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dogtown is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Gray
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Hartsfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
• House Landing Strip
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • House Landing Strip is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Landing Strip
• Liberty
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
• Marsh Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Marsh Hill is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hill
• Mount Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Plank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Plank is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank
• Roaring Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Roaring Branch is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Branch
• Steam Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Steam Valley is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Valley
• Texas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Texas is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Three Springs Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Three Springs Run is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs Run
• Union Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Center is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center

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

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

• Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Henslertown to Wellsboro, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'