Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Misery:
  • 39.839821, -77.043592
  • 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 Misery

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Mount Misery is near York County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Misery

Communities Also Named Mount Misery ...

We found one communities that are also named Mount Misery.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Mount Misery is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Mount Misery in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Jersey
    • Burlington County
    • This Mount Misery is located in Burlington County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Misery that is located in Adams County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Mount Misery.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Misery ...

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.

• Brush Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brush Run is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
• Brushtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Brushtown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
• Cedar Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Centennial
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Centennial is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Cross Keys
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cross Keys is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Green Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Irishtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Irishtown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Square Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Square Corner is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Corner

How Far From Mount Misery 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 Mount Misery to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Misery to Gettysburg, with an average speed<2> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'