Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hyner:
  • 41.331734, -77.644151
  • 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 Hyner

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Hyner is near Lycoming County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 Hyner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyner ...

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.

• Bear Swamp
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bear Swamp is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Swamp
• Bluestone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bluestone is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
• Cooks Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
• Cross Fork
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Fork is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Fork
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Fork <1>
• English Mills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • English Mills is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
• Farwell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Farwell is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
• Gallagher
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gallagher is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
• Glen Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Union is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
• Gravel Lick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gravel Lick is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
• Keating
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Keating is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
• Queens Run
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Queens Run is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
• Riverview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Slate Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Slate Run is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Run
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slate Run <1>

How Far From Hyner to ...

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

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

• Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hyner to Lock Haven, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'