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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 Valley Green Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Green Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Valley Green Estates:
    • 40.149260, -76.788581
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Valley Green Estates
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Valley Green Estates ...

We found two communities that share the name Valley Green Estates.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Valley Green Estates is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Valley Green Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Valley Green Estates that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Valley Green Estates.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Valley Green Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley Green Estates that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Valley Green Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Green Estates ...

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.

  • Bass Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
    • Bass Lake is located in York County
  • Frogtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
    • Frogtown is located in York County
  • Harvest Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
    • Harvest Hills is located in York County
  • Highspire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highspire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highspire
    • Highspire is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highspire <3>
  • Lewisberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Marsh Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
    • Marsh Run is located in York County
  • Quaker Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Quaker Village is located in York County
  • Ramblewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Ramblewood is located in York County
  • Valley Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
    • Valley Green is located in York County
  • Woodside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside is located in York County

How Far From Valley Green Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Valley Green Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Green Estates and extending to:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Green Estates to York, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Green Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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- Valley Green Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Green Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1493, Longitude: -76.7886       In this case, the coordinates for Valley Green Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Valley Green Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.654 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.366 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.114 degrees.









 

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