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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 Rutherford Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rutherford Heights 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 Rutherford Heights:
- 40.267312, -76.773027
- 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 Rutherford Heights
- 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 Rutherford Heights is near York County and also Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Rutherford Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rutherford Heights ...
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.
- Chartwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- English Manor is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Hillymeade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillymeade is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillymeade
- Hummelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kent Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lakeview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Locust Lane Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Poplar Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park
How Far From Rutherford Heights 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 Rutherford Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rutherford Heights and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Rutherford Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 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 from Point A (ie- Rutherford Heights) 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 Rutherford Heights 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 Rutherford Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2673, Longitude: -76.7730 In this case, the coordinates for Rutherford Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.636 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.06 degrees. |
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