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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 Anchor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anchor 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 Anchor:
- 40.137317, -76.581356
- 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 Anchor
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Anchor is near Dauphin County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Anchor
Communities Also Named Anchor ...
We found nine communities that are also named Anchor.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Anchor is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anchor [Wayne County].
- Illinois
- McLean County
- This Anchor is located in McLean County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<2> to the west of the Anchor that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Anchor.
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Anchor that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Anchor.
- Mississippi
- Chickasaw County
- This Anchor is located in Chickasaw County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Anchor that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Anchor.
- New Mexico
- Taos County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Anchor [Taos County].
- Oklahoma
- Wagoner County
- This Anchor is located in Wagoner County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<2> to the west of the Anchor that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wagoner County community of Anchor.
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Anchor [Douglas County].
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Anchor [Brazoria County].
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Anchor is located in Boone County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Anchor that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Anchor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anchor ...
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.
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Donegal Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donegal Heights is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal Heights
- Donegal Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Donegal Springs is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal Springs
- Elizabethtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stacktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stacktown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacktown
How Far From Anchor 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 Anchor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anchor and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Anchor to Lancaster, with an average speed<5> 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 18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Anchor could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Anchor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Anchor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Anchor 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 Anchor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1373, Longitude: -76.5814 In this case, the coordinates for Anchor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.531 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.225 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.029 degrees. |
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