Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McGovernsville:
  • 40.069264, -76.357182
  • 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 McGovernsville

• 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 McGovernsville 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 McGovernsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near McGovernsville ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chestnut Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Chestnut View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut View is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut View
• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clearview is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Fruitville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fruitville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
• Garden Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Garden Hills is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
• Homeland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Homeland is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
• Manor Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Manor Ridge is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
• Mechanicsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Oyster Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oyster Point is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
• Quaker Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Quaker Hills is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
• Roseville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Roseville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Wheatland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wheatland is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
• Woodlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McGovernsville 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 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from McGovernsville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 88 miles [141.6 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 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'