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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 Green Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Spring 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 Green Spring:
    • 40.149255, -77.463875
    • 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 Green Spring
  • 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 Green Spring ...

We found six communities that share the name Green Spring.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Green Spring is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Green Spring is located in New Castle County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Green Spring that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Green Spring.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Green Spring is located in Jefferson County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Spring that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Green Spring.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Green Spring is located in Charles County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Green Spring that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Green Spring.
    • Virginia
      • Frederick County
      • This Green Spring is located in Frederick County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Green Spring that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Green Spring.
      • Washington County
      • This Green Spring is located in Washington County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the southwest of the Green Spring that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Green Spring.
    • West Virginia
      • Hampshire County
      • This Green Spring is located in Hampshire County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Spring that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Green Spring.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Spring ...

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.

  • Bears Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
    • Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Big Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Chestnut Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
    • Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Hays Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
    • Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
  • Hockersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
    • Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
  • Lees Cross Roads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lees Cross Roads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
    • Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
  • Middle Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
    • Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Cumberland County
  • Mount Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
    • Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
  • Mowersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
    • Mowersville is located in Franklin County
  • Walnut Bottom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
    • Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County

How Far From Green Spring to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Green Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Spring to Carlisle, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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- Green Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1493, Longitude: -77.4639       In this case, the coordinates for Green Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Green Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.06 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.827 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.409 degrees.




 

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