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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 Conestoga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conestoga 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 Conestoga:
- 39.945575, -76.337904
- 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 Conestoga
- 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 Conestoga is near York County and also Harford 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 Harford 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 Conestoga
Communities Also Named Conestoga ...
We found one communities that are also named Conestoga.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Conestoga.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Chester County
- This Conestoga is located in Chester County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Conestoga that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Conestoga.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conestoga ...
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.
- Burnt Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burnt Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Garden Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garden Hills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
- Highville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lime Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lime Valley is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Valley
- Lockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Quaker Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quaker Hills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
- Rockhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Safe Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe Harbor
- Slackwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stone Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stone Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Willow Street
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Conestoga 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 Conestoga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Conestoga and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Conestoga to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 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 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Conestoga) 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 Conestoga 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 Conestoga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9456, Longitude: -76.3379 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.401 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.047 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.001 degrees. |
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