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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 Square Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Square Corner 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 Square Corner:
- 39.809542, -77.106094
- 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 Square Corner
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Square Corner is near York County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Square Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Square Corner ...
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.
- Brush Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Brushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brushtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
- Cedar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Centennial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centennial is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Cross Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hunterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Irishtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irishtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Kingsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lake Heritage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Littlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Misery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Misery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Two Taverns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Two Taverns is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
How Far From Square Corner 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 Square Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Square Corner and extending to:
- Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Square Corner to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Square Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Square Corner 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 Square Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8095, Longitude: -77.1061 In this case, the coordinates for Square Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.87 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.557 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.388 degrees. |
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