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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 Felton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Felton 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 Felton:
- 39.854779, -76.565078
- 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 Felton
- 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 Felton is near Lancaster County and also Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Felton
Communities Also Named Felton ...
We found eight communities that are also named Felton.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Felton.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Felton [Delaware County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- This Felton is located in Lee County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Felton that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Felton.
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This Felton is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,441 miles [3,928.4 km]<2> to the west of the Felton that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Felton.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Felton is located in Kent County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Felton that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Felton.
- Georgia
- Haralson County
- This Felton is located in Haralson County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Felton that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haralson County community of Felton.
- Michigan
- Bay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Felton [Bay County].
- Minnesota
- Clay County
- This Felton is located in Clay County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Felton that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Felton.
- Ontario
- This Felton lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the north of the Felton that is located in York County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Felton ...
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.
- Bacon Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon Mill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Mill
- Bittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chapel View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- Cross Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cross Mill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mill
- Cross Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- East Yoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Yoe is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yoe
- Highrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highrock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highrock
- Locust Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Spring
- Muddy Creek Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winterstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winterstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
How Far From Felton 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 Felton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Felton and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Felton to York, with an average speed<4> 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Felton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Felton) 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 Felton 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 Felton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8548, Longitude: -76.5651 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.543 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.194 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.136 degrees. |
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