Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arbor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arbor
- 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 Arbor:
- 39.880378, -76.622467
- 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 Arbor
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Arbor is near Lancaster County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Arbor ...
We found eight communities that share the name Arbor.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Arbor is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Texas
- Houston County
- This Arbor is located in Houston County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Arbor that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Arbor.
- Panola County
- This Arbor is located in Panola County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km] to the west southwest of the Arbor that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Arbor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbor ...
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.
- Chapel View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- Chapel View is located in York County
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
- East Yoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Locust Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Spring
- Locust Spring is located in York County
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in York County
- Red Lion
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Red Lion is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <5>
- Relay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Robin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Heights
- Robin Heights is located in York County
- Springvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in York County
- Spry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Winterstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 Arbor 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 Arbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arbor and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Arbor to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arbor. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arbor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8804, Longitude: -76.6225 In this case, the coordinates for Arbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Arbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Arbor 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Arbor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.575 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.235 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.15 degrees. |