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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 Spring Creek Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Creek Manor 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 Spring Creek Manor:
- 40.285924, -76.642191
- 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 Spring Creek Manor
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Spring Creek Manor is near Lebanon County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon 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 Spring Creek Manor
Communities Also Named Spring Creek Manor ...
We found one communities that are also named Spring Creek Manor.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Spring Creek Manor is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Spring Creek Manor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Spring Creek Manor is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Creek Manor that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Spring Creek Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Creek Manor ...
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.
- Coffeetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coffeetown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Gravel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Hershey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hockersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hockersville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
- Hummelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plainville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sand Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Beach is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
- Sandhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandhill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Union Deposit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
How Far From Spring Creek Manor 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 Spring Creek Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Creek Manor and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Creek Manor to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Creek Manor) 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 Spring Creek Manor 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 Spring Creek Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2859, Longitude: -76.6422 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Creek Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.556 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.276 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.995 degrees. |
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