Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hoblitzell:
  • 39.834806, -78.750574
  • 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 Hoblitzell

• 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Hoblitzell is near Somerset County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Hoblitzell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoblitzell ...

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.

• Bard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bard is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cooks Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
• Fossilville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fossilville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossilville
• Glen Savage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Glen Savage is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Savage
• Gravel Pit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Pit is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Pit
• Johnsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnsburg is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <1>
• Patience
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Patience is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patience
• Pleasant Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Union is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Union
• Rockville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stringtown is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hoblitzell to Bedford, 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'