Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Starview:
  • 40.048446, -76.688536
  • 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 Starview

• 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 Starview is near Lancaster County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Starview

Curious and Interesting Names Near Starview ...

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.

• Clear View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clear View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
• Greenridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Greenridge is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Herman Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Herman Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
• Locust Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Mount Wolf
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mount Wolf is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wolf
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Wolf <1>
• Pleasureville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasureville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
• Roundtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roundtown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtown
• Skyline Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Skyline Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
• Stacktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stacktown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacktown
• Woodland View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View
• Woodstream
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodstream is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
• Zions View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Zions View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zions View
  • From Starview to Zions View

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Starview and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Starview to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'