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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 Mountain Top, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Top 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 Mountain Top:
- 40.106765, -75.952721
- 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 Mountain Top
- 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 Mountain Top is near Chester County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Mountain Top
Communities Also Named Mountain Top ...
We found five communities that are also named Mountain Top.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Mountain Top.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Luzerne County
- This Mountain Top is located in Luzerne County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north of the Mountain Top that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Mountain Top.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Franklin County
- This Mountain Top is located in Franklin County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mountain Top that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mountain Top.
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Mountain Top is located in Carter County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mountain Top that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Mountain Top.
- Texas
- Eastland County
- This Mountain Top is located in Eastland County and lies 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mountain Top that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Mountain Top.
- Washington
- Columbia County
- This Mountain Top is located in Columbia County and lies 2,122 miles [3,415 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Top that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Mountain Top.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Top ...
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.
- Beartown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Blue Ball
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Churchtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Compass
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Dampman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Goodville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodville
- Green Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Bank is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Honey Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Salisbury Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury Heights is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Weaverland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- White Horse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
How Far From Mountain Top 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 Mountain Top to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Top and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Top to Lancaster, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain Top) 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 Mountain Top 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 Mountain Top. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1068, Longitude: -75.9527 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Top have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.158 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.797 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.769 degrees. |
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