Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Good Hope, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Good Hope and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Good Hope
- 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 Good Hope:
- 40.269451, -76.985588
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Good Hope
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Good Hope is near Perry County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Good Hope ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Good Hope.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Good Hope is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 31 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Good Hope is located in Cullman County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Good Hope.
- Elmore County
- This Good Hope is located in Elmore County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Good Hope.
- Pike County
- This Good Hope is located in Pike County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km] to the southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Good Hope.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Good Hope lies 2,493 miles [4,012.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- California
- Riverside County
- This Good Hope is located in Riverside County and lies 2,245 miles [3,613 km]<1> to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Good Hope.
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Good Hope.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Grady County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Good Hope [Grady County].
- Walton County
- This Good Hope is located in Walton County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Good Hope.
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Good Hope [Frederick County].
- Montgomery County
- This Good Hope is located in Montgomery County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Good Hope.
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Good Hope is located in Holmes County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Good Hope.
- Leake County
- This Good Hope is located in Leake County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Good Hope.
- Marion County
- This Good Hope is located in Marion County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Good Hope.
- Neshoba County
- This Good Hope is located in Neshoba County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Good Hope.
- Perry County
- This Good Hope is located in Perry County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Good Hope.
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This Good Hope is located in Fayette County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Good Hope.
- Gallia County
- This Good Hope is located in Gallia County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Good Hope.
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Good Hope is located in Georgetown County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Good Hope.
- Saluda County
- This Good Hope is located in Saluda County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Good Hope.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Good Hope [Campbell County].
- Dyer County
- This Good Hope is located in Dyer County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Good Hope.
- McNairy County
- This Good Hope is located in McNairy County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Good Hope.
- Texas
- Lavaca County
- This Good Hope is located in Lavaca County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Good Hope.
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Good Hope [Shelby County].
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Good Hope ...
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.
- Coventry Close
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Close have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Close
- Coventry Close is located in Cumberland County
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Enola is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enola <5>
- Fort Couch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
- Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
- Glenvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Good Hope Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Mill
- Good Hope Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Kingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Knob Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Point
- Knob Point is located in Cumberland County
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <5>
- Overview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Peace Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Church have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
- Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
- Sporting Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sporting Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Summerdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Summerdale is located in Cumberland County
- Sunnyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Good Hope 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 Good Hope to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Good Hope and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Good Hope to Carlisle, with an average speed<6> 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 just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south (S). 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Good Hope. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Good Hope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Good Hope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2695, Longitude: -76.9856 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Good Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Good Hope could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Good Hope to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.764 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.509 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.152 degrees. |