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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:
    • 40.090645, -77.316928
    • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Brushtown is near Adams County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 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 ...
    • Adams County
      • This Brushtown is located in Adams County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brushtown that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams 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.

  • Bears Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
  • Big Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Chestnut Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
  • Cobblesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
  • Goodyear
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodyear is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
  • Hays Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
  • Hockersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
  • Hunters Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
  • Huntsdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
  • Lees Cross Roads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
  • Mount Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
  • Peach Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peach Glen is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Glen
  • Walnut Bottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom

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:

  • Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brushtown to Carlisle, with an average speed<2> 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 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 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 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 obstructions 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 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 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: 40.0906, Longitude: -77.3169       In this case, the coordinates for Brushtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.976 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.722 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.368 degrees.