Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hooverhurst:
  • 40.804535, -78.855364
  • 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 Hooverhurst

• 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
  • Since Hooverhurst is near Clearfield County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Hooverhurst

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hooverhurst ...

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.

• Canoe Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Canoe Ridge is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Ridge
• Cherry Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
• Cush Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
• Cush Cushion Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cush Cushion Crossing is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Cushion Crossing
• Enterprise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Enterprise is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Flora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flora is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Glen Campbell
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glen Campbell
  • From Hooverhurst to Glen Campbell
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hillman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hillman is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Keal Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Keal Run is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keal Run
• Patchinville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Patchinville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
• Purchase Line
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Purchase Line
  • From Hooverhurst to Purchase Line
• Stifflertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stifflertown is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stifflertown

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

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

• Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hooverhurst to Indiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'