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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 Unicorn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Unicorn 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 Unicorn:
- 39.836771, -76.151898
- 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 Unicorn
- 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 Unicorn is near Chester County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Unicorn
Communities Also Named Unicorn ...
We found one communities that are also named Unicorn.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Unicorn is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Unicorn in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Unicorn is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Unicorn that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Unicorn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Unicorn ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Chestnut Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
- Hawksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hawksville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawksville
- Kirks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Mechanic Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- New Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Texas is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Oak Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Shade is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
- Quarryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spruce Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove
- Summerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Truce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
How Far From Unicorn 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 Unicorn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Unicorn and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Unicorn to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> 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 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Unicorn) 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 Unicorn 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 Unicorn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8368, Longitude: -76.1519 In this case, the coordinates for Unicorn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.299 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.914 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.966 degrees. |
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