Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reesers Summit:
  • 40.201202, -76.865528
  • 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 Reesers Summit

• 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 Reesers Summit is near Cumberland County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Reesers Summit

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reesers Summit ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bunches is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunches
• Cedar Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
• Cedar Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Cherry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cherry Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Fort Couch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
• Frogtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Frogtown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Lower Allen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
• Marsh Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Marsh Run is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
• Raven Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
• Timber Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Timber Ridge is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

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

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reesers Summit to York, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the north (N).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'