Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Jonestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Jonestown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Jonestown
- 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 West Jonestown:
- 40.412591, -76.497186
- 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 West Jonestown
- 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Since West Jonestown is near Berks County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Jonestown ...
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.
- Cornwall Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwall Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
- Freeport Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Mills
- Freeport Mills is located in Lebanon County
- Green Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Harper Tavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Tavern
- Harper Tavern is located in Lebanon County
- Indiantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Lebanon County
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <3>
- Lickdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Mount Ararat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
- Mount Ararat is located in Lebanon County
- Pansy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pansy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill
- Pansy Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Shirksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirksville
- Shirksville is located in Lebanon County
- Sunset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Union Water Works
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Water Works have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Water Works
- Union Water Works is located in Lebanon County
- Sand Hill
How Far From West Jonestown 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 West Jonestown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in West Jonestown and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from West Jonestown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,811 miles [9,351.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Jonestown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Jonestown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Jonestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4126, Longitude: -76.4972 In this case, the coordinates for West Jonestown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 West Jonestown 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 307.459 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.186 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.88 degrees. |