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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 Quentin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quentin 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 Quentin:
- 40.278317, -76.435164
- 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 Quentin
- 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Since Quentin is near Lancaster County and also Dauphin 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Quentin
Communities Also Named Quentin ...
We found one communities that are also named Quentin.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Quentin is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Quentin in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Franklin County
- This Quentin is located in Franklin County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Quentin that is located in Lebanon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Quentin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quentin ...
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.
- Anthracite
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Anthracite is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthracite
- Cornwall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cornwall Center
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cornwall Center is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Center
- Cornwall Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cornwall Furnace is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
- Cornwall Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edisonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edisonville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisonville
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Miners Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Timber Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Quentin 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 Quentin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quentin and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Quentin to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Quentin) 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 Quentin 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 Quentin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2783, Longitude: -76.4352 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.432 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.135 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.908 degrees. |
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