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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 Park Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Hills 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 Park Hills:
    • 40.797561, -77.899169
    • 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 Park Hills
  • 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
    • Since Park Hills is near Huntingdon County and also Mifflin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin 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 Park Hills

Communities Also Named Park Hills ...

We found eight communities that are also named Park Hills.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Park Hills.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Park Hills [York County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Effingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Park Hills [Effingham County].
    • Iowa
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Park Hills [Marion County].
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton County
      • This Park Hills is located in Kenton County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Park Hills that is located in Centre County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Park Hills.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Francois County
      • This Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Park Hills that is located in Centre County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Park Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Park Hills that is located in Centre County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Park Hills.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • This Park Hills is located in Cabell County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Park Hills that is located in Centre County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Park Hills.
      • Monongalia County
      • This Park Hills is located in Monongalia County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest of the Park Hills that is located in Centre County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Park Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Hills ...

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.

  • Buffalo Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Run is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Run
  • Circle Ville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Circle Ville is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Ville
  • Dale Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dale Summit is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
  • Fairbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fairbrook is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
  • Gatesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gatesburg is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesburg
  • Hunter Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter Park is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Park
  • Julian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Martha Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Martha Furnace is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Furnace
  • Marysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Marysville is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Oak Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hall is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
  • Panorama Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Ramblewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramblewood is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Shingletown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shingletown is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
    • Stormstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Stormstown is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
    • University Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • University Park is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • Waddle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Waddle is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle

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

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

  • Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Park Hills to Bellefonte, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Park Hills 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Park Hills 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 Park Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7976, Longitude: -77.8992       In this case, the coordinates for Park Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.278 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.174 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.346 degrees.