Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount Allen:
  • 40.179258, -76.973865
  • 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 Mount Allen

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Mount Allen is near York County and also Dauphin 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Mount Allen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Allen ...

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.

• Holliday
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holliday is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
• Mechanicsburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <1>
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Peace Church
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
• Raven Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
• Reservoir Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
• Rose Garden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Garden is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
• Rosegarden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosegarden is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegarden
• Shepherdstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shepherdstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
• Sunnyland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
• Williams Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
• Winding Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights
• Winding Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill

How Far From Mount Allen to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mount Allen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Allen and extending to:

• Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Allen to Carlisle, 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 just to the north northeast (NNE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'