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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 Blue Ridge Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Ridge Manor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Blue Ridge Manor:
    • 40.331755, -76.786360
    • 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 Blue Ridge Manor
  • 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
    • Since Blue Ridge Manor is near Perry County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Blue Ridge Manor

Communities Also Named Blue Ridge Manor ...

We found two communities that are also named Blue Ridge Manor.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Blue Ridge Manor is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Blue Ridge Manor that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Blue Ridge Manor.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Blue Ridge Manor is located in Jefferson County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blue Ridge Manor that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Blue Ridge Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Ridge Manor ...

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.

  • Fox Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • Haven Croft
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
  • Hillymeade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillymeade is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillymeade
  • Holiday Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Park is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Kent Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Locust Lane Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Piketown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Piketown is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
  • Pleasant Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Poplar Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
  • Progress
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Progress is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ridgeview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Rustic Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
    • Skyline View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Twin Lakes Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park

How Far From Blue Ridge Manor 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 Blue Ridge Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Ridge Manor and extending to:

  • Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Ridge Manor to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Blue Ridge Manor) 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 Blue Ridge Manor 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 Blue Ridge Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3318, Longitude: -76.7864       In this case, the coordinates for Blue Ridge Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.639 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.377 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.039 degrees.