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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 Conewago, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conewago 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 Conewago:
    • 40.158149, -76.660246
    • 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 Conewago
  • 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 Conewago is near Dauphin County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Conewago

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conewago ...

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.

  • Anchor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Anchor is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
  • Bass Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bass Lake is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
  • Beverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Donegal Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Donegal Springs is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal Springs
  • Elizabethtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harvest Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Harvest Hills is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
  • Hickory Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Highspire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hockersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hockersville is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
  • Hummelstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Locust Grove is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Maytown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Wolf
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sandhill is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
    • Stacktown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Stacktown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacktown
    • Starview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Starview is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
    • Valley Green
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Valley Green is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
    • Woodside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodside is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Conewago and extending to:

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Conewago to Lancaster, 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 most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 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 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conewago) 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 Conewago 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 Conewago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1581, Longitude: -76.6602       In this case, the coordinates for Conewago have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.577 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.28 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.055 degrees.