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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 Table Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Table Rock 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 Table Rock:
- 39.913329, -77.221565
- 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 Table Rock
- 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 Table Rock is near Cumberland County and also York 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 York 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 Table Rock
Communities Also Named Table Rock ...
We found ten communities that are also named Table Rock.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Table Rock is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sierra County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Table Rock [Sierra County].
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Table Rock [El Paso County].
- Kansas
- Table Rock #
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Table Rock.
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Table Rock [Garrett County].
- Missouri
- Phelps County
- This Table Rock is located in Phelps County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<2> to the west of the Table Rock that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Table Rock.
- Taney County
- This Table Rock is located in Taney County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the west of the Table Rock that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Table Rock.
- Nebraska
- Pawnee County
- This Table Rock is located in Pawnee County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<2> to the west of the Table Rock that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Table Rock.
- North Carolina
- Burke County
- This Table Rock is located in Burke County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Table Rock that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Table Rock.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This Table Rock is located in Jackson County and lies 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Table Rock that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Table Rock.
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater County
- This Table Rock is located in Sweetwater County and lies 1,625 miles [2,615.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Table Rock that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Table Rock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Table Rock ...
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.
- Black Horse Tavern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Horse Tavern is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse Tavern
- Brush Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Cedar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Floradale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Floradale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
- Goldenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Guernsey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hammer Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammer Hall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Hall
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hilltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hilltown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Hunterstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Heritage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Peach Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peach Glen is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Glen
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
How Far From Table Rock 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 Table Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Table Rock and extending to:
- Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Table Rock 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 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 about three full days and walking would take three full 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 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Table Rock 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Table Rock) 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 Table Rock 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 Table Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9133, Longitude: -77.2216 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.931 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.644 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.397 degrees. |
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