Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sandy 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 Sandy Hollow:
  • 41.008119, -79.550601
  • 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 Sandy 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
  • Since Sandy Hollow is near Armstrong County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Sandy Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy 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.

• Bradys Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
• Catfish
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Catfish is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
• Diamond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Diamond is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Greenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Huey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huey is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
• Maple Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Queenstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
• Riverview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sarah Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
• Tidal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tidal is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
• Wildcat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wildcat is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

How Far From Sandy Hollow to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sandy 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 Sandy Hollow and extending to:

• Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Hollow to Clarion, with an average speed<2> 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'