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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 Brushtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brushtown 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 Brushtown:
    • 39.797877, -77.046093
    • 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 Brushtown
  • 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 Brushtown is near York County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Brushtown

Communities Also Named Brushtown ...

We found one communities that are also named Brushtown.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Brushtown.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Cumberland County
      • This Brushtown is located in Cumberland County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brushtown that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Brushtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brushtown ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Blooming Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Brush Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brush Run is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
  • Cedar Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • Centennial
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Centennial is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Cross Keys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cross Keys is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Green Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Springs is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Irishtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Irishtown is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
  • Littlestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Misery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Misery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Square Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Square Corner is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Corner

How Far From Brushtown 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 Brushtown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brushtown to Gettysburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brushtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Brushtown 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 Brushtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7979, Longitude: -77.0461       In this case, the coordinates for Brushtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.835 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.516 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.366 degrees.