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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 Paxtang, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paxtang 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 Paxtang:
- 40.259007, -76.831898
- 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 Paxtang
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Paxtang is near York County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Paxtang
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paxtang ...
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.
- Chartwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- English Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- English Manor is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Fort Couch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Jackson Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Lick is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lick
- Kent Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lakeview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Locust Lane Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Poplar Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
- Progress
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park
How Far From Paxtang 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 Paxtang to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paxtang and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Paxtang to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paxtang) 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 Paxtang 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 Paxtang. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2590, Longitude: -76.8319 In this case, the coordinates for Paxtang have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.672 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.403 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.089 degrees. |
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