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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 Fernglen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fernglen 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 Fernglen:
- 39.810381, -76.266068
- 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 Fernglen
- 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 Fernglen is near York County and also Cecil 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 Cecil 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 Fernglen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fernglen ...
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.
- Bryansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Buck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Castle Fin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Chestnut Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drytown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
- Mechanic Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- New Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Texas is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Peach Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Slab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Slate Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sunnyburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyburn is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyburn
- Truce
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Unicorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unicorn is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Fernglen 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 Fernglen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fernglen and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fernglen to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Fernglen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fernglen 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 Fernglen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8104, Longitude: -76.2661 In this case, the coordinates for Fernglen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.369 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.989 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.025 degrees. |
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