Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Haines 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 Haines Acres:
  • 39.964543, -76.672467
  • 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 Haines 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Haines Acres 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 Haines Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haines 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.

• Chapel View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
• Clear View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clear View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
• Fayfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fayfield is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
• Fireside Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fireside Terrace is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Terrace
• Fox Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Run is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Golden ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Golden is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Green Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Greenridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenridge is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Greystone Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greystone Farms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Farms
• Herman Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Herman Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
• Hill-n-Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Homeland Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Homeland Gardens is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
  • Locust Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Longstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Longstown is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
  • Longview Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Longview Heights is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Orchard Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
  • Panorama Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Panorama Hills is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
  • Pleasureville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasureville is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Randolph Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Randolph Park is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
  • Relay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Relay is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
  • Skyline Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Skyline Heights is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
  • Spring Plains
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Spring Plains is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
  • Spry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Spry is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
  • Violet Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Violet Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
  • Woodstream
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodstream is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
  • Yorkshire
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Yorkshire is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

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

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West.
• 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 Haines Acres 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 76 miles [122.3 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 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'