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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 Neiman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neiman 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 Neiman:
    • 39.818990, -76.793862
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Neiman
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Neiman ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in York County
  • Cold Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in York County
  • Glenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in York County
  • Kraft Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kraft Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Mill
    • Kraft Mill is located in York County
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in York County
  • Pierceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Pierceville is located in York County
  • Rockville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in York County
  • Seven Valleys
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Valleys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Valleys
    • Seven Valleys is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Valleys <2>
  • Sticks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sticks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
    • Sticks is located in York County
  • Valley Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
    • Valley Junction is located in York County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Neiman and extending to:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Neiman to York, 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the north (N). 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 64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Neiman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Neiman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Neiman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8190, Longitude: -76.7939       In this case, the coordinates for Neiman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Neiman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.682 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.346 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.249 degrees.









 

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