Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pine Hall:
  • 40.776173, -77.885002
  • 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 Pine Hall

• 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 Pine Hall 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 Pine Hall

Communities Also Named Pine Hall ...

We found one communities that are also named Pine Hall.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Pine Hall is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Stokes County
    • This Pine Hall is located in Stokes County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Hall that is located in Centre County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Pine Hall.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Hall ...

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
  (5 miles [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 northwest)
  • Circle Ville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Ville
• Fairbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairbrook is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
• Marysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marysville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Oak Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oak Hall is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
• Panorama Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
• Park Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Park Hills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Ramblewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ramblewood is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
• Shingletown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shingletown is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
• University Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • University Park is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
• Waddle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waddle is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle

How Far From Pine Hall to ...

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

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

• Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Hall to Bellefonte, 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 137 miles [220.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'