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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 Colonial Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial 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 Colonial Manor:
    • 40.020654, -76.348294
    • 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 Colonial 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
    • Since Colonial Manor is near York County and also Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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 Colonial Manor

Communities Also Named Colonial Manor ...

We found two communities that are also named Colonial Manor.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Colonial Manor is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Colonial Manor is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Manor that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Colonial Manor.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Colonial Manor is located in Gloucester County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Manor that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Colonial Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial 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.

  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Chestnut View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chestnut View is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut View
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearview is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Garden Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Garden Hills is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
  • Manor Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Manor Ridge is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
  • Oyster Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oyster Point is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
  • Quaker Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Quaker Hills is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
  • Slackwater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Wheatland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wheatland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Woodlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Manor to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colonial 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 Colonial 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 Colonial Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0207, Longitude: -76.3483       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.401 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.059 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.975 degrees.