Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Glen Moore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Moore and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Moore

• 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 Glen Moore:
  • 40.062041, -76.311625
  • 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 Glen Moore

• 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 Glen Moore is near York County and also Bedford 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 Bedford 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 Glen Moore

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Moore ...

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.

• Chestnut Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Chestnut View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut View is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut View
• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clearview is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Eden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eden is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Eden Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eden Heights is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Heights
• Fruitville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fruitville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
• Garden Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Hills is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
• Holland Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holland Heights is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
• Homeland
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Homeland is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Manor Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Manor Ridge is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
  • Quaker Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quaker Hills is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
  • Roseville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Roseville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Wheatland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheatland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Woodlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glen Moore and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the South.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Moore to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'