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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 Nebo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Nebo and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Nebo:
    • 39.883926, -76.324939
    • 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 Nebo
  • 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
    • Since Mount Nebo is near York County and also Harford 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 Harford 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 Nebo

Communities Also Named Mount Nebo ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Mount Nebo.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Mount Nebo.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Allegheny County
      • This Mount Nebo is located in Allegheny County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Nebo that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Mount Nebo.
    • Westmoreland County
      • This Mount Nebo is located in Westmoreland County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Nebo that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Mount Nebo.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Mount Nebo is located in Dallas County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Nebo that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Mount Nebo.
    • Arkansas
      • Yell County
      • This Mount Nebo is located in Yell County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Nebo that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Mount Nebo.
    • Kansas
      • Miami 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 Kansas community of Mount Nebo [Miami County].
      • Pratt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Nebo [Pratt County].
    • Mississippi
      • Kemper County
      • This Mount Nebo is located in Kemper County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Nebo that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Mount Nebo.
    • North Carolina
      • Yadkin 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 North Carolina community of Mount Nebo [Yadkin County].
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mount Nebo [Athens County].
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Nebo [Blount County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This Mount Nebo is located in Lawrence County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Nebo that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mount Nebo.
      • Maury County
      • This Mount Nebo is located in Maury County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Nebo that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Mount Nebo.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Mount Nebo is located in Accomack County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the south of the Mount Nebo that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Mount Nebo.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Mount Nebo is located in Chesterfield County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the south southwest of the Mount Nebo that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Mount Nebo.
    • West Virginia
      • Nicholas County
      • This Mount Nebo is located in Nicholas County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Nebo that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Mount Nebo.
      • Preston County
      • This Mount Nebo is located in Preston County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the west of the Mount Nebo that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Mount Nebo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Nebo ...

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.

  • Airville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Drytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Drytown is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
  • Highville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockport is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lucky
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lucky is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
  • Rockhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Safe Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe Harbor
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Slab
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Slackwater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stone Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Stone Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
    • Sunnyburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnyburn is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyburn
    • Truce
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Mount Nebo to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Nebo to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Nebo to Lancaster, 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Nebo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Mount Nebo 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Nebo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mount Nebo 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 Nebo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8839, Longitude: -76.3249    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.398 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.034 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.021 degrees.