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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 Zinns Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zinns Mill 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 Zinns Mill:
- 40.292592, -76.428574
- 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 Zinns Mill
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Since Zinns Mill 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 Zinns Mill
Communities Also Named Zinns Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Zinns Mill.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Zinns Mill is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Zinns Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Bates County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Bates County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Zinns Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zinns Mill ...
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.
- Anthracite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anthracite is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthracite
- Buffalo Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Cornwall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cornwall Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cornwall Center is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Center
- Cornwall Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cornwall Furnace is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
- Cornwall Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Edisonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edisonville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisonville
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Miners Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Pansy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pansy Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Quentin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Timber Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
How Far From Zinns Mill 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 Zinns Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Zinns Mill and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Zinns Mill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> 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 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zinns Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Zinns Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Zinns Mill 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 Zinns Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2926, Longitude: -76.4286 In this case, the coordinates for Zinns Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.427 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.131 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.899 degrees. |
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