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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 Stevenstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stevenstown 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 Stevenstown:
- 40.101482, -76.987477
- 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 Stevenstown
- 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 Stevenstown is near Cumberland County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Stevenstown
Communities Also Named Stevenstown ...
We found one communities that are also named Stevenstown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Stevenstown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Stevenstown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- La Crosse County
- This Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stevenstown that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Crosse County community of Stevenstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stevenstown ...
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.
- Beavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Clear Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Pinetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pinetown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Reservoir Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
- Rose Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Garden is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Rosegarden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosegarden is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegarden
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Shepherdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shepherdstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uno
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Uno is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Williams Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
- Winding Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill
How Far From Stevenstown 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 Stevenstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stevenstown and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stevenstown to York, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south (S). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stevenstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Stevenstown 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 Stevenstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1015, Longitude: -76.9875 In this case, the coordinates for Stevenstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.777 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.22 degrees. |
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