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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 Huey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huey 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 Huey:
    • 41.080897, -79.508101
    • 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 Huey
  • 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
    • Since Huey is near Armstrong County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Huey

Communities Also Named Huey ...

We found one communities that are also named Huey.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Huey is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Clinton County
      • This Huey is located in Clinton County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Huey that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Huey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huey ...

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.

  • Catfish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Catfish is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
  • Churchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Churchville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Curllsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Curllsville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
  • Diamond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Diamond is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Dutch Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Frostburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Frostburg is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Maple Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Sandy Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
  • Sarah Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
  • Squirrel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Squirrel Hill is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
  • Turnip Hole
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
  • Wildcat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wildcat is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
  • Zion Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Zion Hill is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

  • Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huey to Clarion, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Huey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Huey 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 Huey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0809, Longitude: -79.5081       In this case, the coordinates for Huey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.249 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.318 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.965 degrees.