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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 Kraft Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kraft Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kraft Mill:
    • 39.820378, -76.876921
    • 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 Kraft Mill
  • 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 Kraft Mill is near Adams County and also Carroll 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 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 Kraft Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kraft Mill ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blooming Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Cold Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cold Spring is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Farmers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Farmers is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
  • Glenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenville is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Gnatstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gnatstown is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatstown
  • Green Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Green Springs is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Hobart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hobart is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hokes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hokes is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
  • Iron Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Ridge is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
  • Jacobs Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jacobs Mills is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
  • Maple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Martin is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pierceville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pierceville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Pigeon Hills ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pigeon Hills is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hills
    • Rockville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Seven Valleys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sticks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sticks is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
    • Valley Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valley Junction is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

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

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kraft Mill to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kraft Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Kraft Mill 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 Kraft Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8204, Longitude: -76.8769       In this case, the coordinates for Kraft Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.732 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.403 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.284 degrees.