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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 Lisburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lisburn and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lisburn:
- 40.167672, -76.915616
- 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 Lisburn
- 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 Lisburn is near York County and also Dauphin 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 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 Lisburn
Communities Also Named Lisburn ...
We found one communities that are also named Lisburn.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Lisburn is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Lisburn in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Lisburn lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lisburn that is located in Cumberland County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lisburn ...
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.
- Bunches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bunches is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunches
- Cedar Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cedar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Point is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Frogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Holliday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lewisberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Peace Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
- Pinetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pinetown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Ramblewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ramblewood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Raven Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Reservoir Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
- Shepherdstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shepherdstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Winding Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights
- Winding Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill
How Far From Lisburn 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 Lisburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lisburn and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lisburn to Carlisle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lisburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lisburn 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 Lisburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1677, Longitude: -76.9156 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.729 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.454 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.162 degrees. |
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