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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 West York, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West York 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 West York:
    • 39.953644, -76.759141
    • 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 West York
  • 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 West York 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 West York

Communities Also Named West York ...

We found one communities that are also named West York.

Within Pennsylvania, the name West York is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named West York in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Crawford County
      • This West York is located in Crawford County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west of the West York that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of West York.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West York ...

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.

  • Fairway
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fairway is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
  • Fayfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fayfield is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
  • Fireside Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fireside Park is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Park
  • Fireside Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fireside Terrace is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Terrace
  • Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Run is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Graybill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Graybill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Herman Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Herman Heights is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
  • Hill-n-Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Holly Heights is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Homeland Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Homeland Gardens is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
    • Pleasureville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasureville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
    • Poplars
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Poplars is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
    • Randolph Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Randolph Park is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
    • Roundtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Roundtown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtown
    • Skyline Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Skyline Heights is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
    • Spry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Violet Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Violet Hill is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
    • Woodland View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland View is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View
    • Woodstream
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodstream is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

How Far From West York to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 York to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from West York 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 74 miles [119.1 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 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- West York) 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 West York 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 West York. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9536, Longitude: -76.7591       In this case, the coordinates for West York have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.652 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.332 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.18 degrees.