Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Railroad:
  • 39.760601, -76.699580
  • 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 Railroad

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Railroad is near Baltimore County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Railroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Railroad ...

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.

• Beetree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beetree is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Fiscal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fiscal is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
• Freeland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Freeland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <1>
• Freeland Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
• Gores Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
• Green Meadow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
• Harris Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
• Pierceville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pierceville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
• Rockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rockville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Sticks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sticks is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
• Sunset View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunset View is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
• Walkers Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run

How Far From Railroad 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 Railroad to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Railroad and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Railroad to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'