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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 Fountain Dale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain Dale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fountain Dale:
    • 39.740373, -77.433322
    • 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 Fountain Dale
  • 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Since Fountain Dale is near Franklin County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Fountain Dale

Communities Also Named Fountain Dale ...

We found one communities that are also named Fountain Dale.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Fountain Dale is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fountain Dale that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Fountain Dale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain Dale ...

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.

  • Beartown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Beartown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Blackberry Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackberry Hills is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Hills
  • Cascade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Friends Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Friends Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Creek
  • Gladhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gladhill is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
  • Highfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
  • Highfield - Cascade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
  • Iron Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron Springs is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
  • Jacks Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
  • Lost Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost Valley is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
  • Maria Furnace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maria Furnace is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria Furnace
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Hope is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Shanks Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shanks Mill is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Mill

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

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

  • Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain Dale to Gettysburg, with an average speed<2> 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fountain Dale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Fountain Dale 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 Fountain Dale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7404, Longitude: -77.4333       In this case, the coordinates for Fountain Dale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.07 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.774 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.556 degrees.