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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 Central Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central 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 Central Manor:
    • 39.999536, -76.425924
    • 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 Central 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
    • Since Central Manor is near York County and also Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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 Central Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Central 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.

  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Chestnut View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut View is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut View
  • Farmdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
  • Garden Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Hills is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
  • Hempfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempfield
  • Highville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ironville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinderhook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinderhook is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Lockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lockport is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Manor Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Manor Ridge is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oyster Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Oyster Point is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
    • Quaker Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Quaker Hills is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
    • Rockhill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Safe Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe Harbor
    • Silver Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Slackwater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Star Rock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Star Rock is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Rock
    • Stone Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
    • Wheatland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheatland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Central Manor and extending to:

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Central Manor to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 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 from Point A (ie- Central 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 Central 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 Central Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9995, Longitude: -76.4259    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.449 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.11 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.017 degrees.