Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Schlusser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schlusser and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Schlusser

• 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 Schlusser:
  • 40.241754, -77.176925
  • 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 Schlusser

• 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 Schlusser is near Perry County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Schlusser

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schlusser ...

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.

• Allen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Allen is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Boiling Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <1>
• Bonny Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
• Churchtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Churchtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
• Craighead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Craighead is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
• Drytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Drytown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
• Elliotts Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elliotts Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mill
• Falling Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Falling Spring is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Hickorytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickorytown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
• Kingtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kingtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
• Locust Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Point is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
• Middlesex
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
• Oakgrove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakgrove is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Schlusser and extending to:

• Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Schlusser to Harrisburg, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 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 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'