Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sinsheim:
  • 39.804823, -76.866087
  • 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 Sinsheim

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Sinsheim is near Carroll County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Sinsheim

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sinsheim ...

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.

• Blooming Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Blooming Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Cold Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Spring is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Glenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Gnatstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gnatstown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatstown
• Hobart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobart is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
• Hokes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hokes is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
• Iron Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Ridge is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
• Jacobs Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobs Mills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
• Kraft Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kraft Mill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Mill
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Martin is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Pierceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierceville is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Pigeon Hills ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pigeon Hills is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hills
  • Rockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rockville is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Sticks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sticks is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
  • Valley Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Valley Junction is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sinsheim and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sinsheim to York, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'