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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 Huntersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntersville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Huntersville:
    • 41.313413, -76.762180
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Huntersville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Huntersville ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Huntersville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Huntersville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Franklin County
      • This Huntersville is located in Franklin County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Huntersville that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Huntersville.
    • Kentucky
      • Clinton County
      • This Huntersville is located in Clinton County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Huntersville that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Huntersville.
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the south of the Huntersville that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Huntersville.
    • Minnesota
      • Wadena County
      • This Huntersville is located in Wadena County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Huntersville that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wadena County community of Huntersville.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Huntersville [Westchester County].
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Huntersville that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Huntersville.
    • Ohio
      • Hardin County
      • This Huntersville is located in Hardin County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west of the Huntersville that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Huntersville.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Huntersville [Greenville County].
    • Tennessee
      • Madison County
      • This Huntersville is located in Madison County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Huntersville that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Huntersville.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This Huntersville is located in Norfolk City and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the south of the Huntersville that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Huntersville.
      • Suffolk City
      • This Huntersville is located in Suffolk City and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the south of the Huntersville that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Huntersville.
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Huntersville is located in Pocahontas County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Huntersville that is located in Lycoming County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Huntersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntersville ...

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.

  • Beaver Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
    • Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
  • Butternut Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Butternut Grove is located in Lycoming County
  • Clarkstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
    • Clarkstown is located in Lycoming County
  • Dewey Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Corner
    • Dewey Corner is located in Lycoming County
  • Frenchtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Lycoming County
  • Hillsgrove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kellyburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyburg
    • Kellyburg is located in Lycoming County
  • Lime Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Bluff
    • Lime Bluff is located in Lycoming County
  • Loyalsock ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalsock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalsock
    • Loyalsock is located in Lycoming County
  • Loyalsockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalsockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalsockville
    • Loyalsockville is located in Lycoming County

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

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

  • Williamsport, which is the Seat of Lycoming County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Huntersville to Williamsport, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,374 miles [7,039.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huntersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Huntersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huntersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3134, Longitude: -76.7622       In this case, the coordinates for Huntersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Huntersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Huntersville 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Huntersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.544 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.424 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.624 degrees.









 

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