Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Guldens:
  • 39.858430, -77.138871
  • 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 Guldens

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Guldens is near York County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Guldens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Guldens ...

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.

• Brush Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Brush Run is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
• Brushtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brushtown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
• Cedar Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Centennial
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centennial is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Cross Keys
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cross Keys is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Goldenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Goldenville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
• Hunterstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunterstown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
• Irishtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Irishtown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Lake Heritage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
• Mount Misery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Misery is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
• Plainview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Plainview is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Round Top
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Top is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
  • Square Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Square Corner is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Corner
  • Table Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Table Rock is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Two Taverns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Two Taverns is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns

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

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

• Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Guldens 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 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'