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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.
- 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:
- 40.133284, -75.964664
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Churchtown is near Chester County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 ...
- Cumberland County
- This Churchtown is located in Cumberland County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west of the Churchtown that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Churchtown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Churchtown is located in Salem County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Churchtown that is located in Lancaster 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 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Churchtown that is located in Lancaster 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 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the west of the Churchtown that is located in Lancaster 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.
- Beartown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blue Ball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dampman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fivepointville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fivepointville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivepointville
- Goodville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodville
- Green Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bank is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Honey Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joanna Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna Furnace is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Furnace
- Maple Grove Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park
- Meadville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Mountain Top
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain Top is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Weaverland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Churchtown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Churchtown to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,800 miles [9,334.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 40.1333, Longitude: -75.9647 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.163 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.807 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.763 degrees. |
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