Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Possum 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 Possum Hollow:
  • 40.855619, -80.337008
  • 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 Possum 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Possum Hollow is near Beaver County and also Columbiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Possum Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Possum 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.

• Big Beaver
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
• Celia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Celia is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celia
• Duckrun
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Duckrun is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckrun
• Energy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Energy is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
• Homewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Homewood is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Lillyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lillyville is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
• New Beaver
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
• Park Gate
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Park Gate is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Gate
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Riverview is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rock Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rock Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
• Union Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union Valley is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Possum Hollow and extending to:

• New Castle, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Possum Hollow to New Castle, with an average speed<2> 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 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'