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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 Pine Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Manor 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 Pine Manor:
- 40.180926, -76.661357
- 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 Manor
- 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 Pine Manor is near Lancaster County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Manor
Communities Also Named Pine Manor ...
We found four communities that are also named Pine Manor.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pine Manor is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Lee County
- This Pine Manor is located in Lee County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pine Manor that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Pine Manor.
- Illinois
- Winnebago County
- This Pine Manor is located in Winnebago County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Manor that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Pine Manor.
- New York
- Broome County
- This Pine Manor is located in Broome County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Manor that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Pine Manor.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Pine Manor is located in Portage County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Manor that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Pine Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Manor ...
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.
- Anchor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Bass Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bass Lake is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Donegal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Donegal Springs is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal Springs
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Elizabethtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- English Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- English Manor is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Harvest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvest Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Hershey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- High Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Highspire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hockersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hockersville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
- Hummelstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Plainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plainville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sandhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandhill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Stacktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stacktown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacktown
- Union Deposit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Valley Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Pine Manor 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 Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Manor and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Manor to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Manor) 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 Pine Manor 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 Pine Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1809, Longitude: -76.6614 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.576 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.046 degrees. |
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