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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alpine Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alpine Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Alpine Heights:
- 40.253424, -76.676359
- 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 Alpine Heights
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Alpine Heights is near Lancaster County and also Lebanon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon 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 Alpine Heights
Communities Also Named Alpine Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Alpine Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Alpine Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Alpine Heights is located in San Diego County and lies 2,263 miles [3,641.9 km]<1> to the west of the Alpine Heights that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Alpine Heights.
- Florida
- Walton County
- This Alpine Heights is located in Walton County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alpine Heights that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Alpine Heights.
- Georgia
- Peach County
- This Alpine Heights is located in Peach County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alpine Heights that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peach County community of Alpine Heights.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Alpine Heights is located in Hamilton County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alpine Heights that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Alpine Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alpine Heights ...
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.
- Hershey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Hillymeade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillymeade is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillymeade
- Hockersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hockersville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
- Hummelstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sand Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Beach is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
- Sandhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandhill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Union Deposit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
How Far From Alpine Heights 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 Alpine Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alpine Heights and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Alpine Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alpine Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Alpine Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alpine Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2534, Longitude: -76.6764 In this case, the coordinates for Alpine Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.579 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.297 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.023 degrees. |
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