Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hornbrook:
  • 41.821742, -76.479387
  • 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 Hornbrook

• 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
  • Since Hornbrook is near Tioga County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung 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 Hornbrook

Communities Also Named Hornbrook ...

We found one communities that are also named Hornbrook.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Hornbrook is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Hornbrook in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Siskiyou County
    • This Hornbrook is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hornbrook that is located in Bradford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Hornbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hornbrook ...

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.

• Bumpville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bumpville is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
• Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Huffs Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Huffs Corner is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corner
• Luthers Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
• Mac
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mac is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
• Mountain Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
• Overshot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Overshot is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overshot
• Quarry Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Quarry Glen is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Glen
• Standing Stone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
• Towner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Towner is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner

How Far From Hornbrook to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hornbrook and extending to:

• Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hornbrook to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'