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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 Stewartstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stewartstown 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 Stewartstown:
- 39.738160, -76.461908
- 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 Stewartstown
- 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 Stewartstown is near Harford County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Stewartstown
Communities Also Named Stewartstown ...
We found two communities that are also named Stewartstown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Stewartstown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Coos County
- This Stewartstown is located in Coos County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stewartstown that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Stewartstown.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the west of the Stewartstown that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Stewartstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stewartstown ...
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.
- Bald Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Bobs Flow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bobs Flow is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Flow
- Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Coldstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coldstream is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Eden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eden Hills is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
- Fawn Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Grove Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Mill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadow Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Stream is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Stream
- Muddy Creek Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Nestling Wind
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nestling Wind is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestling Wind
- New Freedom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quail Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quail Hills is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
- Wilsons Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons Choice is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Choice
How Far From Stewartstown 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 Stewartstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stewartstown and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stewartstown to York, 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 most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Stewartstown) 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 Stewartstown 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 Stewartstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7382, Longitude: -76.4619 In this case, the coordinates for Stewartstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.491 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.116 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.139 degrees. |
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