Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Holmstead Manor:
  • 40.311755, -76.821916
  • 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 Holmstead Manor

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holmstead Manor ...

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.

• Fox Chase
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
• Haven Croft
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
• Kent Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
• Lakeview Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Locust Lane Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
• Mountain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Pleasant Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Poplar Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
• Progress
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Progress is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Ridgeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Rustic Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
• Spring Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Twin Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
• Twin Lakes Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park

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

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

• Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Holmstead Manor to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'