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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 Rossmoyne Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rossmoyne Manor 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 Rossmoyne Manor:
- 40.210924, -76.950808
- 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 Rossmoyne Manor
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Rossmoyne Manor is near York County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Rossmoyne Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossmoyne Manor ...
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.
- Cedar Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Fort Couch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
- Holliday
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Kingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kingwood is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Knob Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knob Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Point
- Lower Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Mechanicsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peace Church
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
- Raven Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Reservoir Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
- Shepherdstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherdstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Sporting Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sunnyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Timber Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Winding Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights
- Winding Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill
How Far From Rossmoyne Manor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rossmoyne Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rossmoyne Manor and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rossmoyne Manor to Carlisle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rossmoyne Manor) 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 Rossmoyne Manor 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 Rossmoyne Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2109, Longitude: -76.9508 In this case, the coordinates for Rossmoyne Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.747 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.481 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.16 degrees. |
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