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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 Panorama Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panorama Hills 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 Panorama Hills:
- 39.960654, -76.616911
- 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 Panorama Hills
- 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 Panorama Hills is near Lancaster County and also Dauphin 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 Dauphin 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 Panorama Hills
Communities Also Named Panorama Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Panorama Hills.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Panorama Hills is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Clinton County
- This Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the west of the Panorama Hills that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Panorama Hills.
- Virginia
- Lynchburg City
- This Panorama Hills is located in Lynchburg City and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Panorama Hills that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Panorama Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Panorama Hills ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- East Yoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Yoe is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yoe
- Fayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fayfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
- Golden ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Golden is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greystone Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greystone Farms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Farms
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Spring
- Longstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Longstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Longview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Longview Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Orchard Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orchard Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Relay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Relay is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
- Spring Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Plains is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
- Stoner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Yorkshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Panorama Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Panorama Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Panorama Hills and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Panorama Hills to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> 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 76 miles [122.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Panorama Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Panorama Hills 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 Panorama Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9607, Longitude: -76.6169 In this case, the coordinates for Panorama Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.566 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.237 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.116 degrees. |
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