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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 Piketown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piketown 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 Piketown:
- 40.378699, -76.755803
- 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 Piketown
- 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 Piketown is near Lebanon County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Piketown
Communities Also Named Piketown ...
We found one communities that are also named Piketown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Piketown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Piketown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Scott County
- This Piketown is located in Scott County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Piketown that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Piketown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piketown ...
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.
- Ellendale Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Forge
- Fox Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Grantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haven Croft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
- Hillymeade
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillymeade is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillymeade
- Holiday Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holiday Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Kent Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Locust Lane Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Poplar Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
- Ridgeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ritzie Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
- Rustic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Sand Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Beach is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
- Shellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Skyline View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Stone Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
How Far From Piketown 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 Piketown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Piketown and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Piketown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Piketown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Piketown 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 Piketown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3787, Longitude: -76.7558 In this case, the coordinates for Piketown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.617 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.36 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.007 degrees. |
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