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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 Villa Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa Green 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 Villa Green:
    • 39.953710, -76.699411
    • 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 Villa Green
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Villa Green is near Lancaster County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Villa Green

Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa Green ...

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.

  • Fayfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fayfield is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
  • Fireside Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fireside Terrace is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Terrace
  • Fox Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fox Run is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Herman Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Herman Heights is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
  • Hill-n-Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hillcrest is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Homeland Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Homeland Gardens is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
  • Longstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Longstown is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
  • Longview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Longview Heights is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Randolph Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Randolph Park is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Skyline Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Skyline Heights is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
    • Spry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Spry is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
    • Violet Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Violet Hill is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
    • Woodstream
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodstream is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
    • Yorkshire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Villa Green 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 Villa Green to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Villa Green and extending to:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Villa Green to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Villa Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Villa Green 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 Villa Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9537, Longitude: -76.6994       In this case, the coordinates for Villa Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.616 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.292 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.154 degrees.