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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 Salisbury Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salisbury 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 Salisbury Heights:
- 40.033990, -76.011061
- 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 Salisbury 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Salisbury Heights is near Chester County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Salisbury Heights
Communities Also Named Salisbury Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Salisbury Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Salisbury Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Salisbury Heights is located in Worcester County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Salisbury Heights that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Salisbury Heights.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Salisbury Heights is located in Merrimack County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Salisbury Heights that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Salisbury Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salisbury 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.
- Beartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Black Horse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Horse is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Blackhorse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackhorse is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Compass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Bank is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Harristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Hatville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hatville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatville
- Intercourse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Limeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limeville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Meadville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Vintage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vintage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
- Vintage Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vintage Station is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Station
- White Horse
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Horse is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
How Far From Salisbury Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Salisbury Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Salisbury Heights and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Salisbury Heights to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full 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 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,390 miles [7,065 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salisbury Heights) 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 Salisbury 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 Salisbury Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0340, Longitude: -76.0111 In this case, the coordinates for Salisbury Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.199 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.832 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.824 degrees. |
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