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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 Wilson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Wilson 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 Wilson:
- 40.256204, -76.509690
- 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 Wilson
- 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Since Mount Wilson is near Dauphin County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Wilson
Communities Also Named Mount Wilson ...
We found two communities that are also named Mount Wilson.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mount Wilson is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Mount Wilson is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Wilson that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Mount Wilson.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Mount Wilson is located in Baltimore County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mount Wilson that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Mount Wilson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Wilson ...
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.
- Anthracite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anthracite is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthracite
- Clear Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clear Spring is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Coffeetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeetown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Cornwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Center is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Center
- Cornwall Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Furnace is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
- Cornwall Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Edisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edisonville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisonville
- Gravel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miners Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pansy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pansy Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plainville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Quentin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Union Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Square is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
How Far From Mount Wilson 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 Wilson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Wilson and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Wilson 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wilson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wilson 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 Wilson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2562, Longitude: -76.5097 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Wilson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.479 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.184 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.949 degrees. |
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