Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Erbs Mill:
  • 39.862879, -76.337738
  • 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 Erbs Mill

• 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 Erbs Mill is near York County and also Harford 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 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 Erbs Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Erbs Mill ...

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.

• Airville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Airville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airville <1>
• Buck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buck is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
• Burnt Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Burnt Mills is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
• Castle Fin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Castle Fin is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
• Drytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Drytown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
• Lockport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Lucky
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucky is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
• Rockhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
• Safe Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe Harbor
• Slab
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Slab is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
• Stone Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stone Hill is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
• Sunnyburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyburn is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyburn
• Truce
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Truce is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Erbs Mill to ...

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

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

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Erbs Mill to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> 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 40 miles [64.4 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'