Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Landsford:
  • 34.772367, -80.875073
  • 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 Landsford

• 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Since Landsford is near Lancaster County and also York 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 York 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 Landsford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Landsford ...

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.

• Crocketts Crossroad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crocketts Crossroad is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossroad
• Erwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Erwin is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Fort Lawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <1>
• Fudges ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fudges is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges
• Grace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Indian Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Indian Ferry is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ferry
• Irwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Quail Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Quail Haven is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Landsford and extending to:

• Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Landsford to Chester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'