Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mechanicsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mechanicsburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mechanicsburg
- 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 Mechanicsburg:
- 40.213279, -77.008038
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mechanicsburg
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Mechanicsburg is near York County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mechanicsburg ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Mechanicsburg.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Mechanicsburg.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Beaver County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Beaver County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Beaver County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Sangamon County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Indiana
- Boone County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Boone County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Clay County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Clay County and lies 535 miles [861 km] to the west of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Decatur County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Decatur County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the west of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Henry County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the west of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mechanicsburg [Madison County].
- Mississippi
- Yazoo County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Missouri
- Macon County
- Although located in Macon County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Champaign County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the west of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Crawford County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Crawford County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the west of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Monroe County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Monroe County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the west of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Wayne County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Wayne County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the west northwest of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Virginia
- Bland County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bland County community of Mechanicsburg.
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Mechanicsburg is located in Hampshire County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mechanicsburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Mechanicsburg.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mechanicsburg ...
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.
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Good Hope
- From Mechanicsburg to Good Hope
- Good Hope Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Mill
- Good Hope Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Holliday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Kingtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Kingwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Knob Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Point
- Knob Point is located in Cumberland County
- Locust Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Locust Point is located in Cumberland County
- Peace Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
- Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
- Raven Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Reservoir Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reservoir Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
- Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Rose Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Rose Garden is located in Cumberland County
- Rosegarden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosegarden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegarden
- Rosegarden is located in York County
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- Shepherdstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Shepherdstown is located in Cumberland County
- Sporting Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sporting Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sporting Hill
- From Mechanicsburg to Sporting Hill
- Sunnyland
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Williams Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Winding Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights
- Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Winding Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill
- Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Shepherdstown
How Far From Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mechanicsburg and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mechanicsburg to Carlisle, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mechanicsburg: www.mechanicsburgborough.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Mechanicsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mechanicsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2133, Longitude: -77.0080 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mechanicsburg could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mechanicsburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.781 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.52 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.184 degrees. |