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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 Castle Fin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castle Fin 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 Castle Fin:
    • 39.768701, -76.328828
    • 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 Castle Fin
  • 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 Castle Fin ...

We found one communities that share the name Castle Fin.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Castle Fin is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Castle Fin in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Clark County
      • This Castle Fin is located in Clark County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the west of the Castle Fin that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Castle Fin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle Fin ...

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.

  • Airville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bald Eagle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
    • Bald Eagle is located in York County
  • Bobs Flow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobs Flow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Flow
    • Bobs Flow is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Bruce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bruce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Bruce is located in York County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bruce
    • From Castle Fin to Bruce
  • Bryansville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cooper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Delta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Drytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
    • Drytown is located in Lancaster County
  • Five Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Highland View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
    • Highland View is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Peach Bottom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
    • Peach Bottom is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peach Bottom <2>
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Harford County (MD)
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    • Pylesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pylesville
      • Pylesville is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pylesville <2>
    • Slab
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Slate Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyburn
      • Sunnyburn is located in York County

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

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Castle Fin to York, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castle Fin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Castle Fin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castle Fin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7687, Longitude: -76.3288       In this case, the coordinates for Castle Fin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Castle Fin 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 307.409 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.029 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.069 degrees.




 

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