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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 Ore Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ore Valley 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 Ore Valley:
- 39.931488, -76.657189
- 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 Ore Valley
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Ore Valley is near Lancaster County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Ore Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ore Valley ...
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.
- Chapel View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chapel View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- East Yoe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Yoe is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yoe
- Fayfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fayfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Golden ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golden is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greystone Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone Farms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Farms
- Hill-n-Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Homeland Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Homeland Gardens is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Longstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Longstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
- Longview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longview Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Orchard Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Panorama Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Randolph Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Randolph Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Relay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Relay is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
- Robin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Heights
- Spring Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Plains is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
- Spry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spry is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
- Violet Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Violet Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Yorkshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Ore Valley 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 Ore Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ore Valley and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ore Valley to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 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 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 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ore Valley) 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 Ore Valley 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 Ore Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9315, Longitude: -76.6572 In this case, the coordinates for Ore Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.592 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.262 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.145 degrees. |
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