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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 Mount Holly Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Holly Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Holly Springs:
- 40.115090, -77.187482
- 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 Holly Springs
- 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 Holly Springs is near Adams County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Holly Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Holly Springs ...
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.
- Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Beavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beavertown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Boiling Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
- Brushtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brushtown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Churchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Clear Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Cobblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
- Craighead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Drytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drytown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
- Elliotts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliotts Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Goodyear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodyear is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
- Hickorytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickorytown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunters Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Huntsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Mount Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Peach Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peach Glen is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Glen
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Mount Holly Springs 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 Holly Springs 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 Holly Springs and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Holly Springs to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 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 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Mount Holly Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mount Holly Springs 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 Mount Holly Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1151, Longitude: -77.1875 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.897 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.635 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.302 degrees. |
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