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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 Reistville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reistville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Reistville:
    • 40.327314, -76.302732
    • 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 Reistville
  • 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 Reistville is near Lancaster County and also Berks 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 Berks 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 Reistville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reistville ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Anthracite is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthracite
  • Brickerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Cornwall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornwall Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall Center is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Center
  • Cornwall Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall Furnace is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
  • Dogtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dogtown is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Edisonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Edisonville is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisonville
  • Hebron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hebron is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hopeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
  • Johnstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Miners Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Moonstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Moonstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonstown
    • Poplar Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Springhaven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Springhaven is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Summit View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit View is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
    • Sunset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Weavertown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Weavertown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown

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

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

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Reistville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,392 miles [7,068.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Reistville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Reistville 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 Reistville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3273, Longitude: -76.3027       In this case, the coordinates for Reistville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.349 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.048 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.83 degrees.