Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Homeland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homeland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Homeland
- 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 Homeland:
- 40.063986, -76.286624
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Homeland
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Homeland is near York County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Bedford 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Homeland ...
We found nine communities that share the name Homeland.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Homeland is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Homeland [Brooks County].
- Charlton County
- This Homeland is located in Charlton County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Homeland that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlton County community of Homeland.
- Hawaii
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Homeland ...
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.
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Eden Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Heights
- Eden Heights is located in Lancaster County
- Fertility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Fruitville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Fruitville is located in Lancaster County
- Greenland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Holland Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
- Holland Heights is located in Lancaster County
- Roseville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Wheatland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Homeland 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 Homeland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homeland and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Homeland to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 89 miles [143.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homeland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Homeland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0640, Longitude: -76.2866 In this case, the coordinates for Homeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Homeland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Homeland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.361 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.02 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.931 degrees. |