Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hoagland Vista:
  • 41.485632, -76.726621
  • 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 Hoagland Vista

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since Hoagland Vista 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 Hoagland Vista

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoagland Vista ...

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.

• Carbon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Carbon is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Cold Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cold Spring is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Dewey Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dewey Corner is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Corner
• Eagles Mere
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagles Mere is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Mere
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagles Mere <1>
• Forksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Forksville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forksville <1>
• Grover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grover is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
• Hillsgrove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hillsgrove is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsgrove <1>
• Kellyburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kellyburg is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyburg
• Lincoln Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
• Maple Summit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Summit is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Summit
• Minerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Minerville is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerville

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

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

• Laporte, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hoagland Vista to Laporte, 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 83 miles [133.6 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 179 miles [288.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'