Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Greystone Farms:
  • 39.982043, -76.620799
  • 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 Greystone Farms

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Greystone Farms is near Lancaster County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Greystone Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greystone Farms ...

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.

• Fayfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fayfield is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
• Golden ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Golden is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Locust Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Locust Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Longstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Longstown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
• Longview Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Longview Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
• Orchard Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Orchard Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
• Panorama Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Panorama Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
• Spring Plains
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Spring Plains is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
• Stoner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stoner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
• Woodstream
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Woodstream is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
• Yorkshire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Yorkshire is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Greystone Farms 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 Greystone Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Greystone Farms to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 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 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 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'