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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 Chestnut Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut Crossroads 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 Chestnut Crossroads:
    • 40.050368, -77.452764
    • 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 Chestnut Crossroads
  • 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 Chestnut Crossroads is near Franklin County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Chestnut Crossroads

Communities Also Named Chestnut Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named Chestnut Crossroads.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Chestnut Crossroads is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Chestnut Crossroads in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Chestnut Crossroads is located in Horry County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the south of the Chestnut Crossroads that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Chestnut Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Crossroads ...

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.

  • Big Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Brushtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brushtown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
  • Cobblesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
  • Green Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Hays Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
  • Hockersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
  • Lees Cross Roads
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
  • Mainsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mainsville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
  • Middle Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
  • Mount Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Rock is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
  • Walnut Bottom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom

How Far From Chestnut Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chestnut Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Crossroads to Carlisle, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving 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 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chestnut Crossroads) 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 Chestnut Crossroads 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 Chestnut Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0504, Longitude: -77.4528       In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.061 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.811 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.443 degrees.