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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 Biglerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Biglerville 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 Biglerville:
- 39.930416, -77.248349
- 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 Biglerville
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Biglerville is near Cumberland County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Biglerville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Biglerville ...
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.
- Black Horse Tavern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Black Horse Tavern is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse Tavern
- Cashtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Floradale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Floradale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
- Goldenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Guernsey
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hammer Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammer Hall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Hall
- Hilltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Hunterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peach Glen is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Glen
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Table Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Biglerville 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 Biglerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Biglerville and extending to:
- Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Biglerville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south (S). 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 4 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Biglerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Biglerville 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 Biglerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9304, Longitude: -77.2483 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.946 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.663 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.402 degrees. |
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