Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howard Siding:
  • 41.476452, -78.323346
  • 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 Howard Siding

• 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron County
  • Since Howard Siding is near Elk County and also McKean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKean 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 Howard Siding

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howard Siding ...

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.

• Dents Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dents Run is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
• Emporium
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Emporium is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <1>
• Grandview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Grandview is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Grant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grant is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Hicks Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicks Run is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Run
• Lawn View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lawn View is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn View
• Lynchville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lynchville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
• Mix Run
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
• Rich Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rich Valley is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
• Straight Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Straight Creek is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek

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

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

• Emporium, which is the Seat of Cameron County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Howard Siding to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 190 miles [305.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'