Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Donegal Springs:
  • 40.100096, -76.566356
  • 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 Donegal Springs

• 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 Donegal Springs is near York County and also Dauphin 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 Dauphin 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 Donegal Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Donegal Springs ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Anchor is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
• Chickies
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chickies is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickies
• Donegal Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Donegal Heights is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal Heights
• Elizabethtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <1>
• Farmdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
• Hickory Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Highmount
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Highmount is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmount
• Kinderhook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinderhook is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Locust Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Locust Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Maytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Maytown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maytown <1>
• Mount Joy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <1>
• Stacktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stacktown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacktown

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

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

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Donegal Springs to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 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 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 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>'