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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 Oakryn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakryn 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 Oakryn:
- 39.776773, -76.141341
- 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 Oakryn
- 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 Oakryn is near Cecil County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Oakryn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakryn ...
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.
- Chestnut Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
- Five Points ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glen Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jenkins Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Kirks Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Lees Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Little Britain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Mechanic Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- New Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Texas is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Shade is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Peach Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pilot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Richards Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richards Oak is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Oak
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Spruce Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove
- Summerhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Unicorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Unicorn is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
- Whispering Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Oakryn 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 Oakryn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oakryn and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oakryn 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 most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oakryn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oakryn 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 Oakryn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7768, Longitude: -76.1413 In this case, the coordinates for Oakryn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.297 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.986 degrees. |
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