Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prospect:
  • 40.002876, -76.509687
  • 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 Prospect

• 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 East Prospect is near Lancaster County and also Dauphin 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 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 East Prospect

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Prospect ...

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.

• Bittersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bittersville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
• Chestnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Chickies
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chickies is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickies
• Farmdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
• Hempfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempfield
• Highmount
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Highmount is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmount
• Highville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Highville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
• Ironville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ironville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
• Kinderhook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kinderhook is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Locust Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Spring is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Spring
  • Margaretta Furnace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Margaretta Furnace is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretta Furnace
  • Martinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Martinsville is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Silver Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
  • Star Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Star Rock is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Rock
  • Stoner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stoner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in East Prospect and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Prospect to York, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'