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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 Amatus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amatus 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 Amatus:
- 39.964262, -77.043868
- 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 Amatus
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Amatus is near York County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Amatus
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amatus ...
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 Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Mountain is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
- Brush Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Cedar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Chestnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Clear Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Farmers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fordville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
- Green Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Harmony Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Hunterstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Irishtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Irishtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mount Misery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Misery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
- Mount Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Pigeon Hills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hills
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Amatus 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 Amatus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Amatus and extending to:
- Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Amatus to Gettysburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amatus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Amatus 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 Amatus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9643, Longitude: -77.0439 In this case, the coordinates for Amatus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.821 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.527 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.299 degrees. |
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