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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 Host, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Host 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 Host:
- 40.415648, -76.206615
- 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 Host
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Host is near Lebanon County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Host
Communities Also Named Host ...
We found one communities that are also named Host.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Host is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Host in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Host [Crenshaw County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Host ...
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.
- Buffalo Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Charming Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Charming Forge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charming Forge
- Freeport Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Freeport Mills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Mills
- Frystown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frystown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frystown
- Green Valley Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Moonstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moonstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonstown
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Phoebe Berks Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Round Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Round Head is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Head
- Springhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springhaven is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
- Summit Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summit View is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
- Weavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weavertown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
- Wintersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
How Far From Host 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 Host to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Host and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Host to Reading, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Host 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Host) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Host 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 Host. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4156, Longitude: -76.2066 In this case, the coordinates for Host have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.284 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.988 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.751 degrees. |
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