Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chestnut Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut Level and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chestnut Level
- 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 Level:
- 39.822881, -76.215789
- 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 Chestnut Level
- 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 Chestnut Level is near York County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Cecil 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
Communities Also Named Chestnut Level ...
We found one communities that share the name Chestnut Level.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Chestnut Level is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Chestnut Level in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania 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 Virginia community of Chestnut Level [Pittsylvania County].
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Level ...
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.
- Buck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Drytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hawksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawksville
- Hawksville is located in Lancaster County
- Little Britain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Mechanic Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- New Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Oak Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Peach Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County
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- Quarryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,745 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quarryville <3>
- Slab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Slab is located in York County
- Slate Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Truce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Unicorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quarryville
How Far From Chestnut Level 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 Level to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Chestnut Level and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Level to Lancaster, 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 47 miles [75.6 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chestnut Level. 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 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 Chestnut Level 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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chestnut Level) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chestnut Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8229, Longitude: -76.2158 In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Level have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Chestnut Level 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 307.338 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.956 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.999 degrees. |