Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bearskin:
  • 35.054057, -78.436671
  • 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 Bearskin

• 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 Sampson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sampson County
  • Since Bearskin is near Cumberland County and also Johnston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston 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 Bearskin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bearskin ...

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.

• Basstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Basstown is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basstown
• Bonnetsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
• Halls Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls Store is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Store
• Herrings Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Herrings Crossroads is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
• Kitty Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
• Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Piney Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Green is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
• Piney Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Ridge is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
• Rebel City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rebel City is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
• Red Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Hill is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Snow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bearskin and extending to:

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bearskin to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'