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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 East Hanover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Hanover 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 East Hanover:
- 40.397590, -76.591911
- 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 East Hanover
- 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Since East Hanover is near Dauphin County and also Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill 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 East Hanover
Communities Also Named East Hanover ...
We found two communities that are also named East Hanover.
Within Pennsylvania, the name East Hanover is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in New Haven County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of East Hanover.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This East Hanover is located in Morris County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the East Hanover that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of East Hanover.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Hanover ...
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.
- Clear Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Coffeetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coffeetown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Grantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Green Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Harper Tavern
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harper Tavern is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Tavern
- Indiantown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indiantown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lickdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Mount Ararat
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Ararat is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
- Shellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Union Water Works
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Water Works is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Water Works
How Far From East Hanover 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 East Hanover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Hanover and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Hanover to Lebanon, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 East Hanover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- East Hanover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 East Hanover 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 East Hanover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3976, Longitude: -76.5919 In this case, the coordinates for East Hanover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.517 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.249 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.927 degrees. |
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