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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 Huntsdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntsdale 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 Huntsdale:
- 40.102673, -77.307463
- 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 Huntsdale
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Huntsdale is near Adams County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Huntsdale
Communities Also Named Huntsdale ...
We found one communities that are also named Huntsdale.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Huntsdale is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Huntsdale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Huntsdale is located in Boone County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west of the Huntsdale that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Huntsdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntsdale ...
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.
- Bears Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brushtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brushtown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
- Cobblesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
- Craighead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elliotts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elliotts Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mill
- Goodyear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodyear is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
- Hays Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Hockersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
- Hunters Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Peach Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Glen is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Glen
- Walnut Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
How Far From Huntsdale 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 Huntsdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huntsdale and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huntsdale to Carlisle, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south (S). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huntsdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Huntsdale 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 Huntsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1027, Longitude: -77.3075 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.97 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.716 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.359 degrees. |
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