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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 Camp Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Hill 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 Camp Hill:
    • 40.240003, -76.919742
    • 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 Camp Hill
  • 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

Communities Also Named Camp Hill ...

We found four communities that share the name Camp Hill.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Camp Hill.

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

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Camp Hill [Allegheny County].
    • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Camp Hill [Montgomery County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Camp Hill is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Camp Hill that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Camp Hill.
    • New York
      • Rockland County
      • This Camp Hill is located in Rockland County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Camp Hill that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Camp Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Hill ...

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.

  • Cedar Cliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
    • Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in York County
  • Coventry Close
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Close have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Close
    • Coventry Close is located in Cumberland County
  • Enola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fort Couch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
    • Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
  • Good Hope Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Mill
    • Good Hope Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Harrisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
    • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
  • Jackson Lick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lick
    • Jackson Lick is located in Dauphin County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kingwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
      • Kingwood is located in Cumberland County
    • Knob Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Point
      • Knob Point is located in Cumberland County
    • Lower Allen
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
    • Peace Church
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
      • Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
    • Sporting Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sporting Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
      • Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Timber Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
      • Timber Ridge is located in York County

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

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

  • Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Hill to Carlisle, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 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 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Camp Hill: www.camphill-pa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Camp Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Camp Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camp Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2400, Longitude: -76.9197    
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Camp Hill 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 307.726 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.462 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.135 degrees.









 

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