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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 Lampeter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lampeter 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 Lampeter:
    • 39.990066, -76.239873
    • 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 Lampeter
  • 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 Lampeter is near York County and also Chester 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Lampeter

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lampeter ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Clearview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearview is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Eden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eden is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eden Heights is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Heights
  • Fertility
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fertility is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertility
  • Gordonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Greenland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Holland Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Holland Heights is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
  • Homeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Homeland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Irishtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Irishtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
  • Lime Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lime Valley is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Valley
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oregon
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Oregon is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Quaker Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Quaker Hills is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
    • Smoketown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Union
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Weavertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Weavertown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
    • Willow Street
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Lampeter to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lampeter to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lampeter to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 86 miles [138.4 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 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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' (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- Lampeter) 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 Lampeter 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 Lampeter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9901, Longitude: -76.2399    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.339 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.984 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.941 degrees.