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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 Codorus Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Codorus Furnace 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 Codorus Furnace:
- 40.050930, -76.657744
- 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 Codorus Furnace
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Codorus Furnace is near Lancaster County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Codorus Furnace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Codorus Furnace ...
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.
- Clear View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Donegal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Donegal Springs is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal Springs
- Fayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fayfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
- Greenridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Greystone Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greystone Farms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Farms
- Herman Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herman Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
- Highmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highmount is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmount
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Wolf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orchard Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Pleasureville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasureville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Roundtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roundtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtown
- Skyline Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Spring Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Plains is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
- Stacktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stacktown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacktown
- Starview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Stoner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Woodland View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View
- Woodstream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodstream is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
- Yorkshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Codorus Furnace 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 Codorus Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Codorus Furnace and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Codorus Furnace to Harrisburg, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Codorus Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Codorus Furnace 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 Codorus Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0509, Longitude: -76.6577 In this case, the coordinates for Codorus Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.584 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.271 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.097 degrees. |
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