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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Central Manor
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Lancaster County
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Chestnut Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lancaster County
- Chestnut View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut View
- Chestnut View is located in Lancaster County
- Farmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Garden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
- Garden Hills is located in Lancaster County
- Hempfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Highville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Highville
- From Central Manor to Highville
- Ironville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ironville
- From Central Manor to Ironville
- Kinderhook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinderhook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Lancaster County
- Lockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Manor Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
- Manor Ridge is located in Lancaster County
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- Oyster Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
- Oyster Point is located in Lancaster County
- Quaker Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
- Quaker Hills is located in Lancaster County
- Rockhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rockhill
- From Central Manor to Rockhill
- Safe Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safe Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe Harbor
- Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
- Silver Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Silver Spring
- From Central Manor to Silver Spring
- Slackwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Slackwater
- From Central Manor to Slackwater
- Star Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Stone Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
- Stone Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oyster Point
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<3> 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]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Central Manor to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Central Manor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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.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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.11 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.017 degrees. |