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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 Royalton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royalton 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 Royalton:
- 40.188431, -76.729742
- 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 Royalton
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Royalton is near York County and also Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Royalton
Communities Also Named Royalton ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Royalton.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Royalton is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- This Royalton is located in Franklin County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west of the Royalton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Royalton.
- Indiana
- Boone County
- This Royalton is located in Boone County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west of the Royalton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Royalton.
- Kentucky
- Magoffin County
- This Royalton is located in Magoffin County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Royalton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Royalton.
- Russell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Royalton [Russell County].
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Royalton [Berrien County].
- Minnesota
- Morrison County
- This Royalton is located in Morrison County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Royalton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrison County community of Royalton.
- New Brunswick
- This Royalton lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Royalton that is located in Dauphin County.
- New York
- Niagara County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Royalton [Niagara County].
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Royalton is located in Fairfield County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the west of the Royalton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Royalton.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Royalton is located in Windsor County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Royalton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Royalton.
- Wisconsin
- Waupaca County
- This Royalton is located in Waupaca County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Royalton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waupaca County community of Royalton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Royalton ...
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.
- Bass Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Lake is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Beverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Chartwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- English Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- English Manor is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Frogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frogtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Harvest Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harvest Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Hickory Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- High Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Highspire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hockersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hockersville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hummelstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marsh Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Ramblewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramblewood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Sandhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandhill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Valley Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Royalton 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 Royalton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Royalton and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Royalton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Royalton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Royalton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Royalton 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 Royalton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1884, Longitude: -76.7297 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.329 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.073 degrees. |
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