Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Duncannon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duncannon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Duncannon
- 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 Duncannon:
- 40.393419, -77.028311
- 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 Duncannon
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Duncannon is near Dauphin County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Duncannon ...
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.
- Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Dellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Enola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Enola is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enola <2>
- Fort Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Glenvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Good Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Half Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Falls
- Half Falls is located in Perry County
- Keystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Overview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Rose Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Singersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singersville
- Singersville is located in Dauphin County
- Stone Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Summerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Overview
How Far From Duncannon 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 Duncannon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Duncannon and extending to:
- New Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Duncannon to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duncannon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Duncannon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duncannon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3934, Longitude: -77.0283 In this case, the coordinates for Duncannon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Duncannon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.78 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.547 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.121 degrees. |