Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Simmonstown:
  • 39.975659, -75.993840
  • 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 Simmonstown

• 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 Simmonstown 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 Simmonstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Simmonstown ...

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.

• Black Horse
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Black Horse is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
• Blackhorse
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Blackhorse is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
• Christiana
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Christiana is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiana <1>
• Compass
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Compass is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
• Gap
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gap is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gap <1>
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Harristown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harristown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
• Limeville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Limeville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
• Ninepoints
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
• Salisbury Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salisbury Heights is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
• Steelville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Steelville is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
• Vintage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vintage is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
• Vintage Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vintage Station is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Station
• White Horse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • White Horse is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse

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

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

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Simmonstown 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,392 miles [7,068.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'