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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 Anstine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anstine 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 Anstine:
    • 39.754270, -76.634970
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Anstine
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anstine ...

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.

  • Bacon Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Mill
    • Bacon Mill is located in York County
  • Beetree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beetree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
    • Beetree is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in York County
  • Cross Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mill
    • Cross Mill is located in York County
  • Cross Roads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Five Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Freeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
    • Freeland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <2>
  • Freeland Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
    • Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Gores Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gores Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
    • Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Green Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
    • Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Grove Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
    • Grove Mill is located in York County
  • Harris Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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    • Holiday Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
      • Holiday Hills is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Indian Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
      • Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Railroad
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Railroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad
      • Railroad is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Railroad <2>
    • Sunset View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
      • Sunset View is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Valley Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
      • Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Walnut Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Windtree Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windtree Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley
      • Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Winterstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
      • Winterstown is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Anstine and extending to:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Anstine to York, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anstine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anstine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anstine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7543, Longitude: -76.6350       In this case, the coordinates for Anstine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Anstine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.592 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.234 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.207 degrees.









 

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