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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 Fort Hunter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Hunter 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 Fort Hunter:
- 40.345267, -76.910801
- 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 Fort Hunter
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Fort Hunter is near Perry County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Fort Hunter
Communities Also Named Fort Hunter ...
We found two communities that are also named Fort Hunter.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Fort Hunter is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Albany County
- This Fort Hunter is located in Albany County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fort Hunter that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Fort Hunter.
- Montgomery County
- This Fort Hunter is located in Montgomery County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the northeast of the Fort Hunter that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fort Hunter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Hunter ...
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.
- Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coventry Close
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coventry Close is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Close
- Ellendale Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Forge
- Enola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Glenvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenvale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenvale
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haven Croft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
- Hillside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Jackson Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Lick is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lick
- Marysville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Overview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Overview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ridgeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rustic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Singersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Singersville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singersville
- Stone Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summerdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
How Far From Fort Hunter to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fort Hunter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Hunter and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Hunter to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Hunter) 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 Fort Hunter 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 Fort Hunter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3453, Longitude: -76.9108 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.713 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.463 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.088 degrees. |
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