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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 Churchtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Churchtown 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 Churchtown:
    • 40.165090, -77.084145
    • 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 Churchtown
  • 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 Churchtown is near York County and also Adams 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 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 Churchtown

Communities Also Named Churchtown ...

We found four communities that are also named Churchtown.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Churchtown.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lancaster County
      • This Churchtown is located in Lancaster County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east of the Churchtown that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Churchtown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Churchtown is located in Salem County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Churchtown that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Churchtown.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Churchtown is located in Columbia County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Churchtown that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Churchtown.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Churchtown is located in Washington County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west of the Churchtown that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Churchtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Churchtown ...

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.

  • Allen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Allen is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Beavertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beavertown is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Boiling Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonny Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
  • Craighead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Craighead is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
  • Drytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Drytown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
  • Hickorytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickorytown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Homewood is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Kingtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kingtown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
  • Locust Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Point is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
  • Mechanicsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Middlesex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Reservoir Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
    • Rose Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rose Garden is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
    • Rosegarden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rosegarden is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegarden
    • Shepherdstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Shepherdstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
    • Sunnyland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
    • Williams Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
    • Winding Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill

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

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

  • Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Churchtown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 km] to the south (S). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Churchtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Churchtown 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 Churchtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1651, Longitude: -77.0841       In this case, the coordinates for Churchtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.831 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.569 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.237 degrees.