Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in White Rocks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Rocks and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for White Rocks

• 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 White Rocks:
  • 39.869814, -77.521655
  • 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 White Rocks

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since White Rocks is near Adams County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 White Rocks

Communities Also Named White Rocks ...

We found one communities that are also named White Rocks.

Within Pennsylvania, the name White Rocks is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named White Rocks in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Frederick County
    • This White Rocks is located in Frederick County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south of the White Rocks that is located in Franklin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of White Rocks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Rocks ...

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.

• Cold Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Falling Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Five Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fox Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Greenwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Jugtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jugtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
• Mount Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Hope is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Pond Bank
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
• Slabtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Smoketown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smoketown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
• Tartown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tartown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartown
• Tomstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tomstown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomstown

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

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

• Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from White Rocks to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'