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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fivepointville:
    • 40.182873, -76.051055
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fivepointville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fivepointville ...

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.

  • Beartown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Lancaster County
  • Blue Ball
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Churchtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Frysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frysville
    • Frysville is located in Lancaster County
  • Goodville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodville
    • Goodville is located in Lancaster County
  • Green Bank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
    • Green Bank is located in Lancaster County
  • Maple Grove Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park
    • Maple Grove Park is located in Berks County
  • New Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Red Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
    • Red Run is located in Lancaster County
  • Union Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Union Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Weaverland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaverland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
    • Weaverland is located in Lancaster County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fivepointville and extending to:

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fivepointville to Lancaster, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the west (W). 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fivepointville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 from Point A (ie- Fivepointville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fivepointville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1829, Longitude: -76.0511       In this case, the coordinates for Fivepointville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Fivepointville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.21 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.868 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.78 degrees.









 

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