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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 Coxtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coxtown 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 Coxtown:
    • 40.313977, -76.899141
    • 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 Coxtown
  • 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 Coxtown ...

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.

  • Coventry Close
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Close have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Close
    • Coventry Close is located in Cumberland County
  • Enola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Hunter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
    • Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
  • Harrisburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Haven Croft
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
    • Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
  • Hillside Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
    • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
  • Jackson Lick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lick
    • Jackson Lick is located in Dauphin County
  • Marysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <2>
  • Overview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview
    • Overview is located in Cumberland County
  • Rockville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Dauphin County
  • Summerdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Cumberland County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Coxtown once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Coxtown and extending to:

  • Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km]<4> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Coxtown to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for State 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coxtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coxtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coxtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3140, Longitude: -76.8991       In this case, the coordinates for Coxtown 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 Coxtown 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 307.708 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.453 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.096 degrees.









 

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