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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 Landisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Landisville 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 Landisville:
    • 40.095308, -76.410305
    • 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 Landisville
  • 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 Landisville is near York County and also Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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 Landisville

Communities Also Named Landisville ...

We found two communities that are also named Landisville.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Landisville.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Landisville in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Bucks County
      • This Landisville is located in Bucks County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Landisville that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Landisville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Landisville is located in Atlantic County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Landisville that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Landisville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Landisville ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Chestnut View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut View is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut View
  • Farmdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
  • Fruitville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hempfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempfield
  • Ironville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Manor Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Manor Ridge is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Oyster Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Oyster Point is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
  • Silver Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sporting Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wheatland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheatland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Landisville and extending to:

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Landisville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> 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 89 miles [143.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Landisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Landisville 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 Landisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0953, Longitude: -76.4103    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.432 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.106 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.972 degrees.