Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hobbie:
  • 41.076750, -76.076317
  • 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 Hobbie

• 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
  • Since Hobbie is near Columbia County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Hobbie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobbie ...

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.

• Dogtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dogtown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Drums
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Drums is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drums <1>
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Honey Hole
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Honey Hole is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hole
• Lee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lee is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Pardeesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pardeesville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeesville
• Pond Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
• Rippletown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rippletown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippletown
• Rule Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rule Corners is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Corners
• Sand Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sand Spring is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
• Springtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Springtown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Stairville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stairville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairville
• Tomhicken
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken

How Far From Hobbie to ...

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

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

• Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hobbie to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'