Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lewisberry:
  • 40.135933, -76.859527
  • 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 Lewisberry

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewisberry ...

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.

• Alpine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Alpine is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alpine
  • From Lewisberry to Alpine
• Bass Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bass Lake is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
• Bunches
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bunches is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunches
• Cedar Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Cherry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Frogtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Frogtown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Harvest Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harvest Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
• Maytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maytown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
• Pinetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinetown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
• Quaker Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Quaker Village is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
• Ramblewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ramblewood is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
• Raven Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
• Valley Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Green is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valley Green
  • From Lewisberry to Valley Green
• Woodside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodside is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lewisberry and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lewisberry to York, with an average speed<2> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'