The location of Avon Heights
Welcome to Avon Heights ...
Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County.
The location of Avon Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
A typical abbreviation for Avon Heights: Avon Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Avon Heights is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Avon Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Avon Heights is located in the (717) area code.
Communities near Avon Heights ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you drove.<3>.
| Community | 2017<4> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Cornwall [Map] | 4,299 | S | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| East Petersburg [Map] | 4,524 | S | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
| Elizabethtown [Map] | 11,586 | SW | 18 miles [29 km] |
| Ephrata [Map] | 13,885 | SE | 15 miles [24.1 km] |
| Hummelstown [Map] | 4,634 | W | 18 miles [29 km] |
| Lititz [Map] | 9,415 | S | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Avon Heights.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Avon Heights. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Avon Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avon Heights.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Avon Heights:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avon Heights ...
Looking for more information about Avon Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
Looking for more information about Avon Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Avon Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Avon Heights.
Other Roadside Stops ...
The Communities of Pennsylvania
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avon Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avon Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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- Avon Heights) to Point B. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Avon Heights. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Avon Heights Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3526, Longitude: -76.3750 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Avon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Avon Heights. |