Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Raven Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raven Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Raven Hill
- 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 Raven Hill:
- 40.182591, -76.930808
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Raven Hill
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Raven Hill is near York County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Raven Hill ...
We found one communities that share the name Raven Hill.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Raven Hill is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Raven Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- This Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Raven Hill that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Raven Hill.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raven Hill ...
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.
- Bunches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Cedar Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
- Cedar Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in York County
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in York County
- Fort Couch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
- Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
- Frogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Holliday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Lewisberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisberry
- Lewisberry is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisberry <3>
- Lower Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <3>
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in York County
- Peace Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
- Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
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- Pinetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Reservoir Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reservoir Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
- Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Rose Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Rose Garden is located in Cumberland County
- Rosegarden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosegarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegarden
- Rosegarden is located in York County
- Shepherdstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Shepherdstown is located in Cumberland County
- Sporting Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sporting Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Sunnyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in York County
- Winding Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights
- Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Winding Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill
- Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Pinetown
How Far From Raven Hill 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 Raven Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raven Hill and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Raven Hill to Carlisle, with an average speed<4> 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 just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raven Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Raven Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raven Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1826, Longitude: -76.9308 In this case, the coordinates for Raven Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Raven Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.465 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.163 degrees. |