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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 Zora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zora 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 Zora:
- 39.732795, -77.367226
- 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 Zora
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Zora is near Frederick County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Zora
Communities Also Named Zora ...
We found one communities that are also named Zora.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Zora is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Zora in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This Zora is located in Benton County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the west of the Zora that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Zora.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zora ...
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.
- Blackberry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blackberry Hills is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Hills
- Fairplay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Fountain Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Friends Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Creek
- Gladhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gladhill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
- Iron Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
- Jacks Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longs is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
- Lost Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lost Valley is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
- Maria Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maria Furnace is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria Furnace
- Shanks Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shanks Mill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Mill
- Silo Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silo Hill is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo Hill
- Virginia Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Zora 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 Zora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zora and extending to:
- Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zora to Gettysburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three 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 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Zora) 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 Zora 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 Zora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7328, Longitude: -77.3672 In this case, the coordinates for Zora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.031 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.729 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.531 degrees. |
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