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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 Avon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avon Heights 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 Avon Heights:
- 40.352592, -76.374958
- 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 Avon Heights
- 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Since Avon Heights is near Berks County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Avon Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avon Heights ...
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.
- Anthracite
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anthracite is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthracite
- Buffalo Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Cornwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Center is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Center
- Cornwall Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Furnace is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
- Cornwall Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Edisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edisonville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisonville
- Freeport Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport Mills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Mills
- Hebron
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Mount Ararat
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Ararat is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pansy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pansy Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Shirksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shirksville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirksville
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Weavertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Weavertown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
How Far From Avon Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Avon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Avon Heights and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Avon Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Avon Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Avon Heights 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 Avon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3526, Longitude: -76.3750 In this case, the coordinates for Avon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.39 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.099 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.851 degrees. |
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