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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 Clearview Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clearview Manor 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 Clearview Manor:
- 40.275090, -76.788027
- 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 Clearview 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Clearview Manor is near York County and also Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Clearview Manor
Communities Also Named Clearview Manor ...
We found two communities that are also named Clearview Manor.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Clearview Manor is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Clearview Manor is located in New Castle County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Clearview Manor that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Clearview Manor.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Clearview Manor is located in Fairfax County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clearview Manor that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Clearview Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clearview 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.
- Chartwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- English Manor is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Kent Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lakeview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Locust Lane Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
- Poplar Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
- Progress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park
How Far From Clearview Manor 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 Clearview Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clearview Manor and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Clearview Manor to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 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 from Point A (ie- Clearview Manor) 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 Clearview Manor 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 Clearview Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2751, Longitude: -76.7880 In this case, the coordinates for Clearview Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.644 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.375 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.063 degrees. |
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