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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 Hayshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayshire and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hayshire:
- 40.007875, -76.730244
- 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 Hayshire
- 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 Hayshire 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 Hayshire
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayshire ...
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.
- Clear View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clear View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Fayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
- Fireside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fireside Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Park
- Fireside Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fireside Terrace is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Terrace
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Herman Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Herman Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
- Holly Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasureville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasureville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Roundtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roundtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtown
- Skyline Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Skyline Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Starview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Woodland View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodland View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View
- Woodstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstream is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
How Far From Hayshire 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 Hayshire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hayshire and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hayshire to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Hayshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hayshire to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hayshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0079, Longitude: -76.7302 In this case, the coordinates for Hayshire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.63 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.317 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.146 degrees. |
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