Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yellow Hammer:
  • 41.600062, -79.309490
  • 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 Yellow Hammer

• 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 Forest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
  • Since Yellow Hammer is near Warren County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Yellow Hammer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow Hammer ...

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.

• Balltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Balltown is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Crystal Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Dawson Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawson Run is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Run
• Endeavor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Endeavor is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
• Hearts Content
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hearts Content is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Content
• Hermit Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
• Little Hickory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Hickory is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickory
• Magee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Magee is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
• Mayburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mayburg is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayburg
• Minister
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Minister is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minister
• Queen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Queen is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
• Triumph
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Triumph is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
• Whig Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Whig Hill is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill

How Far From Yellow Hammer 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 Yellow Hammer to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tionesta, which is the Seat of Forest County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yellow Hammer to Tionesta, 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 221 miles [355.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'