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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 Slate Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slate Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Slate Hill:
    • 39.739197, -76.289574
    • 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 Slate Hill
  • 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 Slate Hill is near Harford County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Slate Hill

Communities Also Named Slate Hill ...

We found two communities that are also named Slate Hill.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Slate Hill is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Slate Hill is located in Orange County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Slate Hill that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Slate Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Buckingham County
      • This Slate Hill is located in Buckingham County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Slate Hill that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Slate Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Slate Hill ...

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.

  • Bald Friar ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bobs Flow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bobs Flow is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Flow
  • Bryansville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Castle Fin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Level
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
  • Cooper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cooper is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Deer Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Deer Park is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Delta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dublin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Five Points ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Glen Cove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Cove is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Highland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Highland View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland View is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
    • Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • New Texas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • New Texas is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
    • Peach Bottom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pilot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pilot is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
    • Pleasant Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Prospect
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Prospect is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Pylesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Slab
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Street
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyburn is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyburn
    • Viking Highlands
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Viking Highlands is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands
    • Whispering Pines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slate Hill and extending to:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Slate Hill to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slate Hill) 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 Slate Hill 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 Slate Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7392, Longitude: -76.2896       In this case, the coordinates for Slate Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.388 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.00 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.064 degrees.