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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 Smoketown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smoketown 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 Smoketown:
- 40.039341, -76.199445
- 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 Smoketown
- 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 Smoketown is near Bedford County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Smoketown
Communities Also Named Smoketown ...
We found five communities that are also named Smoketown.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Smoketown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Bucks County
- This Smoketown is located in Bucks County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smoketown that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Smoketown.
- Franklin County
- This Smoketown is located in Franklin County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west of the Smoketown that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Smoketown.
- Northampton County
- This Smoketown is located in Northampton County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smoketown that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Smoketown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Smoketown [Washington County].
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Smoketown is located in Stark County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west of the Smoketown that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Smoketown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smoketown ...
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.
- Bareville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bird-in-Hand
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Heights is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Heights
- Fertility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fertility is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertility
- Gordonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Holland Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Heights is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
- Homeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Intercourse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Irishtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irishtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Mascot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Oregon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Weavertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weavertown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
How Far From Smoketown 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 Smoketown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smoketown and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Smoketown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smoketown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Smoketown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Smoketown 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 Smoketown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0393, Longitude: -76.1994 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.311 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.959 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.903 degrees. |
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