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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 Waynesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waynesville 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 Waynesville:
    • 40.452308, -76.879140
    • 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 Waynesville
  • 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 Waynesville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Waynesville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Waynesville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Brantley County
      • This Waynesville is located in Brantley County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Waynesville that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Waynesville.
      • Wayne 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 Georgia community of Waynesville [Wayne County].
    • Illinois
      • De Witt County
      • This Waynesville is located in De Witt County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the west of the Waynesville that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Witt County community of Waynesville.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • This Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west of the Waynesville that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Waynesville.
    • Missouri
      • Pulaski County
      • This Waynesville is located in Pulaski County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west of the Waynesville that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Waynesville.
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • This Waynesville is located in Haywood County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waynesville that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Waynesville.
    • Ohio
      • Warren County
      • This Waynesville is located in Warren County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the west of the Waynesville that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Waynesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waynesville ...

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.

  • Carsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
  • Elizabethville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethville
    • Elizabethville is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethville <4>
  • Ellendale Forge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Forge
    • Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
  • Enders
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
    • Enders is located in Dauphin County
  • Enterline
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
    • Enterline is located in Dauphin County
  • Fisherville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
    • Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
  • Fort Hunter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
    • Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
  • Half Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Falls
    • Half Falls is located in Perry County
  • Mount Patrick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Patrick
    • Mount Patrick is located in Perry County
  • Reservoir Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reservoir Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Heights
    • Reservoir Heights is located in Dauphin County
  • Ritzie Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritzie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
    • Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
  • Singersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singersville
    • Singersville is located in Dauphin County
  • Stone Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
    • Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County

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

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

  • Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Waynesville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 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>

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

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

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 from Point A (ie- Waynesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waynesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4523, Longitude: -76.8791       In this case, the coordinates for Waynesville 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 Waynesville 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Waynesville 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 307.686 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.449 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.031 degrees.




 

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