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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 Hessdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hessdale 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 Hessdale:
- 39.943712, -76.210234
- 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 Hessdale
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Hessdale is near York County and also Chester 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 Chester 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 Hessdale
Communities Also Named Hessdale ...
We found one communities that are also named Hessdale.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hessdale is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Hessdale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Wabaunsee County
- This Hessdale is located in Wabaunsee County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hessdale that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabaunsee County community of Hessdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hessdale ...
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.
- Bird-in-Hand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Burnt Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Fertility
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fertility is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertility
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gordonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Hawksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawksville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawksville
- Irishtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irishtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Lime Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lime Valley is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Valley
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oregon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quarryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smoketown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Truce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Willow Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hessdale 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 Hessdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hessdale and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Hessdale to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Hessdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hessdale 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 Hessdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9437, Longitude: -76.2102 In this case, the coordinates for Hessdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.325 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.96 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.947 degrees. |
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