Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point Hill:
  • 41.401725, -79.821166
  • 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 Point Hill

• 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
  • Since Point Hill is near Mercer County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Point Hill

Communities Also Named Point Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Point Hill.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Point Hill is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Point Hill in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Point Hill lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Point Hill that is located in Venango County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Hill ...

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.

• Ajax
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ajax is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
• Bully Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bully Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
• Franklin
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
• Galena Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Galena Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
• Gurney Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gurney Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney Hill
• Mapledale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mapledale is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
• Rocky Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rocky Grove is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove
• Sugarcreek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Twin Churchs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Twin Churchs is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churchs
• Uniontown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Uniontown is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Point Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'