Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Longstown:
  • 39.960376, -76.658856
  • 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 Longstown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Longstown ...

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.

• Chapel View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
• Clear View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
• East Yoe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Yoe is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yoe
• Fayfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fayfield is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
• Fox Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Run is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Golden ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Golden is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Green Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Greystone Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greystone Farms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Farms
• Herman Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Herman Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
• Hill-n-Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Homeland Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Homeland Gardens is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
  • Locust Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Locust Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Longview Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Longview Heights is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Orchard Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
  • Panorama Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Panorama Hills is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
  • Pleasureville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasureville is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Randolph Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Randolph Park is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
  • Relay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Relay is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
  • Skyline Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Skyline Heights is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
  • Spring Plains
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Spring Plains is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
  • Spry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spry is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
  • Violet Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Violet Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
  • Woodstream
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodstream is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
  • Yorkshire
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Yorkshire is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

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

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Longstown 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 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 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'