Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Billmeyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Billmeyer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Billmeyer
- 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 Billmeyer:
- 40.072170, -76.650702
- 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 Billmeyer
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Billmeyer is near York County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Billmeyer ...
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.
- Anchor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Clear View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Clear View is located in York County
- Donegal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal Springs
- Donegal Springs is located in Lancaster County
- Greenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Greenridge is located in York County
- Hickory Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Lancaster County
- Highmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Maytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Maytown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maytown <2>
- Mount Wolf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wolf
- Mount Wolf is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Wolf <2>
- Pleasureville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasureville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Pleasureville is located in York County
- Stacktown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Starview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Starview is located in York County
- Woodstream
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
- Woodstream is located in York County
How Far From Billmeyer 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 Billmeyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Billmeyer once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Billmeyer and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Billmeyer to Lancaster, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
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> | 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 Billmeyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Billmeyer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Billmeyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0722, Longitude: -76.6507 In this case, the coordinates for Billmeyer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Billmeyer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.578 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.267 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.085 degrees. |