Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Irishtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irishtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Irishtown
- 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 Irishtown:
- 40.028711, -76.158844
- 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 Irishtown
- 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 Irishtown is near Bedford County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Irishtown ...
We found ten communities that share the name Irishtown.
There are five communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Irishtown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, seven are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Adams County
- Clearfield County
- Fayette County
- McKean County
- Mercer County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- New Brunswick
- This Irishtown lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Irishtown that is located in Lancaster County.
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- This Irishtown lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Irishtown that is located in Lancaster County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Irishtown ...
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.
- Bird-in-Hand
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird-in-Hand
- Bird-in-Hand is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bird-in-Hand <4>
- Gordonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Gordonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonville <4>
- Greenland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Intercourse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Intercourse is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Intercourse <4>
- Mascot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <4>
- Smoketown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
- Smoketown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smoketown <4>
- Stumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Weavertown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
- Weavertown is located in Lancaster County
How Far From Irishtown 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 Irishtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Irishtown and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Irishtown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 91 miles [146.5 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Irishtown. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irishtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irishtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0287, Longitude: -76.1588 In this case, the coordinates for Irishtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Irishtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Irishtown 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Irishtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.287 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.931 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.89 degrees. |