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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Howe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howe and the surrounding area.
- 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 Howe:
- 41.214805, -79.114105
- 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 Howe
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Howe is near Clarion County and also Forest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forest 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 Howe
Communities Also Named Howe ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Howe.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Howe is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Howe is located in Barbour County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Howe that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Howe.
- California
- San Diego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Howe [San Diego County].
- Idaho
- Butte County
- This Howe is located in Butte County and lies 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Howe that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Howe.
- Illinois
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Howe [Douglas County].
- Indiana
- LaGrange County
- This Howe is located in LaGrange County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the west of the Howe that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Howe.
- Iowa
- Adair County
- This Howe is located in Adair County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west of the Howe that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Howe.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Howe is located in Essex County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Howe that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Howe.
- Nebraska
- Nemaha County
- This Howe is located in Nemaha County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west of the Howe that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Howe.
- Oklahoma
- Le Flore County
- This Howe is located in Le Flore County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Howe that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Howe.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Howe is located in Florence County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the south of the Howe that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Howe.
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Howe is located in Grayson County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Howe that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Howe.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Howe is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km]<1> to the west of the Howe that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Howe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howe ...
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.
- Alaska
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Coder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coder is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coder
- Colon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Content
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Content is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Content
- Cook Tomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Tomb is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Tomb
- Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Fisher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Hominy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hominy Ridge is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Ridge
- Iowa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
- Norman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Pinecreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecreek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecreek
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Summerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Howe 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 Howe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howe and extending to:
- Brookville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Howe to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Howe could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Howe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2148, Longitude: -79.1141 In this case, the coordinates for Howe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.997 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.053 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.733 degrees. |
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