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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Stream Estates
  • 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 Stream Estates:
    • 40.210090, -77.029699
    • 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 Valley Stream Estates
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Valley Stream Estates is near York County and also Dauphin 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 Dauphin 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 Valley Stream Estates

Communities Also Named Valley Stream Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Valley Stream Estates.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Valley Stream Estates is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Valley Stream Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Valley Stream Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south of the Valley Stream Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Valley Stream Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Stream 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.

  • Allen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Allen is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Churchtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Churchtown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
  • Good Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Hope Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Mill
  • Holliday
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holliday is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Kingtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingtown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
  • Locust Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Point is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
  • Mechanicsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Peace Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
  • Reservoir Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
  • Rose Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rose Garden is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
  • Rosegarden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rosegarden is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegarden
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Shepherdstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shepherdstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
    • Sporting Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
    • Sunnyland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunnyland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
    • Williams Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
    • Winding Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights
    • Winding Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill

How Far From Valley Stream Estates 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 Valley Stream 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 Stream Estates and extending to:

  • Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Valley Stream Estates to Harrisburg, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 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 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 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- Valley Stream Estates) 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 Valley Stream Estates 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 Valley Stream Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2101, Longitude: -77.0297       In this case, the coordinates for Valley Stream Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.795 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.535 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.195 degrees.