Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Owl Hollow:
  • 41.982297, -76.338547
  • 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 Owl Hollow

• 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
  • Since Owl Hollow is near Tioga County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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 Owl Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owl Hollow ...

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.

• Bumpville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bumpville is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
• Germany Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Germany Hill is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Hill
• Hoopers Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
• Little Meadows
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Little Meadows is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Meadows
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Meadows <1>
• Milltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Milltown is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Nixon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Nixon is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
• Potterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Potterville is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
• Price Home
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Price Home is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Home
• Straits Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Straits Corners is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Corners
• Towner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Towner is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
• Zion Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Heights is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights

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

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

• Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Owl Hollow to Towanda, 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,330 miles [6,968.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'