Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glenn Acres:
  • 40.263424, -76.651358
  • 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 Glenn Acres

• 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 Glenn Acres is near Lebanon County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Glenn Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenn Acres ...

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.

• Beverly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beverly is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Coffeetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coffeetown is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
• Gravel Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Hershey
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hershey is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hershey <1>
• High Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
• Hillymeade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillymeade is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillymeade
• Hockersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hockersville is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
• Hummelstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <1>
• Plainville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Plainville is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Sand Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sand Beach is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
• Sandhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sandhill is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
• Union Deposit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glenn Acres and extending to:

• Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Glenn Acres to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 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 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'