Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jacobus

• 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 Jacobus:
  • 39.883159, -76.710272
  • 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 Jacobus

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Jacobus is near Baltimore County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Jacobus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacobus ...

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.

• Chapel View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
• East Yoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Yoe is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yoe
• Fox Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fox Run is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Hill-n-Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Homeland Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Homeland Gardens is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
• Randolph Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Randolph Park is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
• Relay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Relay is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
• Robin Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Robin Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Heights
• Seven Valleys
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Seven Valleys is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Valleys
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Valleys <1>
• Spry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Spry is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spry
  • From Jacobus to Spry
• Violet Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Violet Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill

How Far From Jacobus 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 Jacobus to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jacobus and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the North.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Jacobus to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'