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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 Fenmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fenmore 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 Fenmore:
    • 39.838624, -76.526868
    • 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 Fenmore
  • 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 Fenmore is near Lancaster County and also Harford 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 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 Fenmore

Communities Also Named Fenmore ...

We found one communities that are also named Fenmore.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Fenmore is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Fenmore in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Saginaw County
      • This Fenmore is located in Saginaw County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fenmore that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Fenmore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fenmore ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bacon Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bacon Mill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Mill
  • Bittersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bruce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 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 southwest)
    • Cross Roads is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Grove Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Grove Mill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
  • Highrock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Highrock is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highrock
  • Lucky
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucky is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fenmore and extending to:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fenmore to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 35 miles [56.3 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 about two full days 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fenmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Fenmore 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 Fenmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8386, Longitude: -76.5269       In this case, the coordinates for Fenmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.522 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.167 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.126 degrees.