Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Coyne Lock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coyne Lock and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Coyne Lock

• 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 Coyne Lock:
  • 39.767326, -76.273846
  • 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 Coyne Lock

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Coyne Lock is near Lancaster County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Coyne Lock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coyne Lock ...

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.

• Bald Friar ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
• Bryansville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bryansville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
• Castle Fin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Castle Fin is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
• Chestnut Level
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
• Cooper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cooper is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Delta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Delta is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
• New Texas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Texas is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
• Peach Bottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Peach Bottom is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peach Bottom <1>
• Pilot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pilot is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Prospect
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Prospect is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Slab
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Slab is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
• Slate Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Slate Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
• Sunnyburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyburn is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyburn

How Far From Coyne Lock to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coyne Lock to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coyne Lock to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 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 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'