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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 Yorklyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yorklyn and the surrounding area.
- 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 Yorklyn:
- 39.992320, -76.646355
- 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 Yorklyn
- 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 Yorklyn is near Lancaster County and also Dauphin 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Yorklyn
Communities Also Named Yorklyn ...
We found one communities that are also named Yorklyn.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Yorklyn is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Yorklyn in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Yorklyn is located in New Castle County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Yorklyn that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Yorklyn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yorklyn ...
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.
- Clear View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clear View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Fayfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fayfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
- Golden ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golden is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greenridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Greystone Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greystone Farms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Farms
- Herman Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Herman Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Longstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
- Longview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longview Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Orchard Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orchard Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Panorama Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Panorama Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Pleasureville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasureville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Skyline Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skyline Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Spring Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Plains is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
- Stoner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stoner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Woodstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodstream is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
- Yorkshire
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Yorklyn 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 Yorklyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yorklyn and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- 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 Yorklyn 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 78 miles [125.5 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 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Yorklyn) 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 Yorklyn 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 Yorklyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9923, Longitude: -76.6464 In this case, the coordinates for Yorklyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.581 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.259 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.116 degrees. |
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