Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heilmandale:
  • 40.369297, -76.478246
  • 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 Heilmandale

• 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
  • Since Heilmandale is near Berks County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Heilmandale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heilmandale ...

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.

• Cornwall Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cornwall Junction
  • From Heilmandale to Cornwall Junction
• Ebenezer
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Jonestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <1>
• Mount Ararat
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mount Ararat is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
• Pansy Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pansy Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill
• Pleasant Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rockwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rockwood is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Sand Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sunset
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunset is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Union Water Works
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Union Water Works is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Water Works

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Heilmandale and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Heilmandale to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'