Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Paxton Hollow Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paxton Hollow Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Paxton Hollow Estates

• 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 Paxton Hollow Estates:
  • 40.300089, -76.805249
  • 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 Paxton Hollow Estates

• 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 Paxton Hollow Estates 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 Paxton Hollow Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paxton Hollow Estates ...

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 south)
  • Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
• Fox Chase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
• Haven Croft
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
• Kent Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
• Lakeview Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Locust Lane Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
• Mountain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Pleasant Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Poplar Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Progress
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Progress is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Ridgeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
  • Rustic Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Twin Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Twin Lakes Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park

How Far From Paxton Hollow Estates 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 Paxton Hollow Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Paxton Hollow Estates and extending to:

• Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Paxton Hollow Estates to White House, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'