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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 Klinesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Klinesville 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 Klinesville:
- 40.047875, -76.509132
- 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 Klinesville
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Klinesville is near York County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Klinesville
Communities Also Named Klinesville ...
We found two communities that are also named Klinesville.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Klinesville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Klinesville in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Berks County
- This Klinesville is located in Berks County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Klinesville that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Klinesville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Klinesville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Klinesville that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Klinesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Klinesville ...
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.
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chickies
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chickies is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickies
- Donegal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Donegal Heights is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal Heights
- Donegal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Donegal Springs is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal Springs
- Farmdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Hempfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempfield
- Highmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highmount is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmount
- Ironville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Kinderhook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kinderhook is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Stoner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
How Far From Klinesville 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 Klinesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Klinesville and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Klinesville to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> 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 northwest (NW). 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 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Klinesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Klinesville 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 Klinesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0479, Longitude: -76.5091 In this case, the coordinates for Klinesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.495 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.034 degrees. |
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