Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Knob Point:
  • 40.258422, -76.937197
  • 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 Knob Point

• 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 Knob Point is near Dauphin County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Knob Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knob Point ...

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.

• Cedar Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
• Coventry Close
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Coventry Close is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Close
• Enola
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Enola is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enola <1>
• Fort Couch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
• Good Hope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Good Hope Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Good Hope Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Mill
• Harrisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <1>
• Hillside Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
• Jackson Lick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jackson Lick is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lick
• Kingwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kingwood is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
• Lower Allen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
• Peace Church
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
• Sporting Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
• Summerdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Summerdale is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale

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

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

• Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Knob Point to Carlisle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'