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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 Meade Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meade Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Meade Heights:
    • 40.206758, -76.754137
    • 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 Meade Heights
  • 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 Meade Heights is near York County and also Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Meade Heights

Communities Also Named Meade Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Meade Heights.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Meade Heights is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Meade Heights in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Meade Heights is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south of the Meade Heights that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Meade Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meade Heights ...

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.

  • Bass Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bass Lake is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
  • Chartwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
  • Cherry Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Ebenezer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • English Manor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • English Manor is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
  • Frogtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Frogtown is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Harvest Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Harvest Hills is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
  • High Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
  • Highspire
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hummelstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marsh Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Marsh Run is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
    • Pleasant View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Quaker Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Quaker Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Ramblewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ramblewood is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Sandhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandhill is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
    • Twin Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park
    • Valley Green
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Green is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meade Heights and extending to:

  • Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the northwest (NW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Meade Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meade Heights) 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 Meade Heights 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 Meade Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2068, Longitude: -76.7541       In this case, the coordinates for Meade Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.629 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.347 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.076 degrees.