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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 Manada Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manada Gap 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 Manada Gap:
- 40.397310, -76.709969
- 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 Manada Gap
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Manada Gap is near Lebanon County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Manada Gap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manada Gap ...
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.
- Carsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Coffeetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeetown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Ellendale Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Forge
- Fox Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Grantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Harper Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harper Tavern is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Tavern
- Hillymeade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hillymeade is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillymeade
- Holiday Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Indiantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indiantown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Piketown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piketown is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pleasant Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Ritzie Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
- Rustic Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Sand Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Beach is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
- Shellsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Skyline View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Union Deposit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
How Far From Manada Gap 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 Manada Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Manada Gap and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Manada Gap to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manada Gap) 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 Manada Gap 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 Manada Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3973, Longitude: -76.7100 In this case, the coordinates for Manada Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.588 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.33 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.979 degrees. |
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