Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Houck 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 Houck Manor:
  • 40.355088, -76.758025
  • 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 Houck 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 Houck Manor is near Lebanon County and also Perry 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 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 Houck Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Houck 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
• Haven Croft
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
• Hillymeade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hillymeade is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillymeade
• Holiday Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holiday Park is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
• Kent Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
• Locust Lane Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
• Mountain View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Piketown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Piketown is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
• Pleasant Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Poplar Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
  • Ridgeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
  • Ritzie Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
  • Rustic Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
  • Shellsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
  • Skyline View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View

How Far From Houck Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Houck 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 Houck Manor and extending to:

• Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the southwest (SW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Houck 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 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'