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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 Steelton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steelton 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 Steelton:
- 40.234662, -76.835482
- 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 Steelton
- 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 Steelton is near York County and also Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Steelton
Communities Also Named Steelton ...
We found eight communities that are also named Steelton.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Steelton is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Steelton is located in Vermilion County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west of the Steelton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Steelton.
- Whiteside 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 Illinois community of Steelton [Whiteside County].
- Kentucky
- Daviess 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 Kentucky community of Steelton [Daviess County].
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Steelton is located in Saint Louis County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Steelton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Steelton.
- New York
- Erie 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 New York community of Steelton [Erie County].
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This Steelton is located in Franklin County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west of the Steelton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Steelton.
- Ontario
- This Steelton lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Steelton that is located in Dauphin County.
- West Virginia
- Wetzel County
- This Steelton is located in Wetzel County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the west of the Steelton that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Steelton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Steelton ...
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.
- Bunches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunches is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunches
- Cedar Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Chartwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- English Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- English Manor is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Fort Couch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
- Frogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frogtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highspire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jackson Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Lick is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lick
- Kent Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Locust Lane Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
- Lower Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Marsh Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park
How Far From Steelton 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 Steelton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Steelton and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Steelton to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Steelton) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Steelton 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 Steelton 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 Steelton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2347, Longitude: -76.8355 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.676 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.404 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.10 degrees. |
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