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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rossmoyne 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 Rossmoyne:
    • 40.197313, -76.943864
    • 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
  • 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 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

Communities Also Named Rossmoyne ...

We found two communities that are also named Rossmoyne.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Rossmoyne.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Rossmoyne in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Indiana County
      • This Rossmoyne is located in Indiana County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rossmoyne that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Rossmoyne.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Rossmoyne is located in Hamilton County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the west of the Rossmoyne that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rossmoyne.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossmoyne ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bunches is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunches
  • Cedar Cliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
  • Cedar Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Point is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Cherry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • 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
  • Frogtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Frogtown is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Holliday
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holliday is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Kingwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kingwood is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Knob Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Knob Point is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Point
  • Lower Allen
    (3 miles [4.8 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)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Peace Church
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
    • Raven Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
    • Reservoir Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
    • Rose Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rose Garden is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
    • Rosegarden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosegarden is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegarden
    • Shepherdstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shepherdstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
    • Sporting Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
    • 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 west)
      • Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights
    • Winding Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rossmoyne and extending to:

  • Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rossmoyne 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 north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 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<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 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rossmoyne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1973, Longitude: -76.9439       In this case, the coordinates for Rossmoyne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.744 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.475 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.163 degrees.