Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Washington Borough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washington Borough and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Washington Borough
- 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 Washington Borough:
- 39.992598, -76.467186
- 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 Washington Borough
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Washington Borough is near York County and also Lebanon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Lebanon 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Washington Borough ...
We found 59 communities that share the name Washington Borough.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Washington Borough.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 53 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 53 communities, 54 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Washington Borough, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Cumberland County
- This Washington Borough is located in Cumberland County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Washington Borough.
- Washington County
- This Washington Borough is located in Washington County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the west of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington Borough.
- Cumberland County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Washington Borough [Maricopa County].
- Pima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Washington Borough [Pima County].
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Washington Borough is located in Hempstead County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Washington Borough.
- Randolph County
- This Washington Borough is located in Randolph County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the west southwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Washington Borough.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Washington Borough [Los Angeles County].
- Nevada County
- This Washington Borough is located in Nevada County and lies 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Washington Borough.
- Yolo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Washington Borough [Yolo County].
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Washington Borough is located in Litchfield County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Washington Borough.
- Georgia
- Wilkes County
- This Washington Borough is located in Wilkes County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the southwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Washington Borough.
- Illinois
- Tazewell County
- This Washington Borough is located in Tazewell County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Washington Borough.
- Indiana
- Davies's County
- This Washington Borough is located in Davies's County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Washington Borough.
- Iowa
- Franklin County
- This Washington Borough is located in Franklin County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Washington Borough.
- Washington County
- This Washington Borough is located in Washington County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the west northwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington Borough.
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Washington Borough [Douglas County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Washington Borough [Shawnee County].
- Washington County
- This Washington Borough is located in Washington County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the west of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington Borough.
- Kentucky
- Mason County
- This Washington Borough is located in Mason County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the west of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Washington Borough.
- Louisiana
- Saint Landry Parish
- This Washington Borough is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Washington Borough.
- Maine
- Knox County
- This Washington Borough is located in Knox County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Washington Borough.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Washington Borough [Washington County].
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This Washington Borough is located in Berkshire County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Washington Borough.
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This Washington Borough is located in Macomb County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Washington Borough.
- Minnesota
- Fillmore County
- This Washington Borough is located in Fillmore County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Washington Borough.
- Mississippi
- Adams County
- This Washington Borough is located in Adams County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Washington Borough.
- Missouri
- Cooper County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cooper County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Washington Borough.
- Franklin County
- This Washington Borough is located in Franklin County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the west of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Washington Borough.
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Washington Borough [Jackson County].
- Nebraska
- Washington County
- This Washington Borough is located in Washington County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington Borough.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Washington Borough [Nye County].
- Washoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Washington Borough [Washoe County].
- New Hampshire
- Sullivan County
- This Washington Borough is located in Sullivan County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Washington Borough.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Washington Borough is located in Burlington County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Washington Borough.
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Washington Borough [Middlesex County].
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Washington Borough is located in Beaufort County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the south of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Washington Borough.
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This Washington Borough is located in Fayette County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Washington Borough.
- Guernsey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Washington Borough [Guernsey County].
- Hardin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Washington Borough [Hardin County].
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Washington Borough [Jackson County].
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Washington Borough.
- Stark County
- This community is historic and although located in Stark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Washington Borough.
- Vinton County
- This community is historic and although located in Vinton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Washington Borough.
- Oklahoma
- McClain County
- This Washington Borough is located in McClain County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the west of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McClain County community of Washington Borough.
- Ontario
- This Washington Borough lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This Washington Borough is located in Kent County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Washington Borough.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Washington Borough is located in Berkeley County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Washington Borough.
- Tennessee
- Rhea County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Washington Borough [Rhea County].
- Texas
- Washington County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Washington Borough [Washington County].
- Utah
- Washington County
- This Washington Borough is located in Washington County and lies 1,995 miles [3,210.6 km]<1> to the west of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington Borough.
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This Washington Borough is located in Orange County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Washington Borough.
- Virginia
- Rappahannock County
- This Washington Borough is located in Rappahannock County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Washington Borough.
- Rockbridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Washington Borough [Rockbridge County].
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Washington Borough is located in Wood County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the west of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Washington Borough.
- Wisconsin
- Door County
- This Washington Borough is located in Door County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Washington Borough that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of Washington Borough.
- Arizona
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington Borough ...
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.
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Chickies
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Farmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hempfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Highville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Ironville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Kinderhook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinderhook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Lancaster County
- Margaretta Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretta Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretta Furnace
- Margaretta Furnace is located in York County
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in York County
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- Oyster Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
- Oyster Point is located in Lancaster County
- Rockhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Silver Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Slackwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Star Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Stoner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oyster Point
How Far From Washington Borough 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 Washington Borough to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Washington Borough and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Washington Borough to Lancaster, with an average speed<5> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Washington Borough. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington Borough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washington Borough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9926, Longitude: -76.4672 In this case, the coordinates for Washington Borough have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Washington Borough could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Washington Borough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Washington Borough to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.474 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.137 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.038 degrees. |