Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Pine Grove Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Grove Furnace and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Grove Furnace

• 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 Pine Grove Furnace:
  • 40.033425, -77.298595
  • 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 Pine Grove Furnace

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Pine Grove Furnace is near Adams County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Pine Grove Furnace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Grove Furnace ...

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.

• Brushtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brushtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
• Cobblesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
• Floradale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Floradale is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
• Goodyear
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Goodyear is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
• Guernsey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Guernsey is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
• Hays Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
• Hockersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
• Hunters Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
• Huntsdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
• Peach Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Peach Glen is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Glen
• Walnut Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom

How Far From Pine Grove Furnace to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pine Grove Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pine Grove Furnace and extending to:

• Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Grove Furnace to Carlisle, with an average speed<2> 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'