Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bittinger:
  • 39.602334, -79.223399
  • 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 Bittinger

• 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 Garrett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
  • Since Bittinger is near Somerset County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Bittinger

Communities Also Named Bittinger ...

We found one communities that are also named Bittinger.

Within Maryland, the name Bittinger is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Bittinger in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Adams County
    • This Bittinger is located in Adams County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bittinger that is located in Garrett County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Bittinger.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bittinger ...

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.

• Accident
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Accident is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accident <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Accident
  • From Bittinger to Accident
• Floyd
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Foxtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Foxtown is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
• Grantsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grantsville
  • From Bittinger to Grantsville
• Hi-Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hi-Point is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Point
• High Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • High Point is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Jennings
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jennings is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
• Merrill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Merrill is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
• New Germany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Germany is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bittinger and extending to:

• Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bittinger to Oakland, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'