Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Montrose Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montrose Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Montrose Park
- 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 Montrose Park:
- 40.302311, -76.899696
- 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 Montrose Park
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Montrose Park is near Cumberland County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Montrose Park ...
We found two communities that share the name Montrose Park.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Montrose Park is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Montrose Park [Franklin County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Montrose Park is located in Davis County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Montrose Park that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Montrose Park.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montrose Park ...
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.
- Coventry Close
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Close have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Close
- Coventry Close is located in Cumberland County
- Enola
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Enola is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enola <4>
- Fort Couch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
- Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
- Fort Hunter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
- Haven Croft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
- Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
- Hillside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jackson Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lick
- Jackson Lick is located in Dauphin County
- Knob Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Marysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
- Overview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Summerdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Summerdale is located in Cumberland County
How Far From Montrose Park 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 Montrose Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montrose Park and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Montrose Park to White House, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montrose Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Montrose Park 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montrose Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montrose Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3023, Longitude: -76.8997 In this case, the coordinates for Montrose Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Montrose Park 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 307.71 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.453 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.101 degrees. |