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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 Coldsborough Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coldsborough Manor 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 Coldsborough Manor:
    • 40.133983, -76.748580
    • 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 Coldsborough Manor
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coldsborough 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.

  • Bass Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
    • Bass Lake is located in York County
  • Frogtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
    • Frogtown is located in York County
  • Harvest Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
    • Harvest Hills is located in York County
  • Hickory Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Lancaster County
  • Highspire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highspire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highspire
    • Highspire is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highspire <3>
  • Lewisberry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Locust Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Marsh Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marsh Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
    • Marsh Run is located in York County
  • Maytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Maytown is located in York County
  • Mount Wolf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wolf
    • Mount Wolf is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Wolf <3>
  • Quaker Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Quaker Village is located in York County
  • Ramblewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Ramblewood is located in York County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Stacktown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacktown
      • Stacktown is located in Lancaster County
    • Starview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
      • Starview is located in York County
    • Valley Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
      • Valley Green is located in York County
    • Woodside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in York County
    • Zions View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zions View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
      • Zions View is located in York County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Coldsborough Manor and extending to:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Coldsborough Manor to York, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 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<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coldsborough Manor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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' (or 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- Coldsborough Manor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coldsborough Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1340, Longitude: -76.7486       In this case, the coordinates for Coldsborough Manor 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 Coldsborough Manor 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 307.632 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.338 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.103 degrees.









 

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