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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 Truce, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Truce 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 Truce:
- 39.890234, -76.237950
- 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 Truce
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Truce is near York County and also Cecil 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 Cecil 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 Truce
Communities Also Named Truce ...
We found one communities that are also named Truce.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Truce is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Truce in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Jack County
- This Truce is located in Jack County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Truce that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jack County community of Truce.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Truce ...
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.
- Buck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burnt Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Chestnut Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
- Drytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drytown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
- Hawksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hawksville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawksville
- Lime Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lime Valley is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Valley
- Mechanic Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unicorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Unicorn is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
- Union
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Willow Street
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Truce 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 Truce to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Truce and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Truce to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Truce) 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 Truce 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 Truce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8902, Longitude: -76.2379 In this case, the coordinates for Truce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.346 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.976 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.981 degrees. |
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