Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peace Church, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peace Church and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peace Church
- 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 Peace Church:
- 40.232590, -76.956086
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Peace Church
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Peace Church is near York County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peace Church ...
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.
- Cedar Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
- Coventry Close
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Close have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Close
- Coventry Close is located in Cumberland County
- Fort Couch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
- Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
- Good Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Good Hope Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Mill
- Good Hope Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Holliday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Kingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Knob Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Point
- Knob Point is located in Cumberland County
- Lower Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Mechanicsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <2>
- Raven Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Reservoir Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reservoir Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
- Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
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- Sporting Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sporting Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Sunnyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Winding Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights
- Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Winding Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill
- Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Sporting Hill
How Far From Peace Church 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 Peace Church to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Peace Church and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Peace Church to Carlisle, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south (S). 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peace Church. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peace Church) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peace Church. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2326, Longitude: -76.9561 In this case, the coordinates for Peace Church have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Peace Church to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.749 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.486 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.154 degrees. |