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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 Bear Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bear Gap 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 Bear Gap:
- 40.832434, -76.505787
- 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 Bear Gap
- 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Since Bear Gap is near Columbia County and also Montour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montour 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 Bear Gap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear Gap ...
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.
- Alaska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Atlas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Bear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverdale is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Big Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
- Coal Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coal Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Diamondtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Diamondtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondtown
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Greenback
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Locust Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Meadowview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Natalie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Overlook is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Point Breeze
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Quitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quitman is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Reed
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Shamrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Snufftown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Snufftown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
- Strong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Union Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Bear Gap to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bear Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bear Gap and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bear Gap to Sunbury, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,381 miles [7,050.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bear Gap) 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 Bear Gap 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 Bear Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8324, Longitude: -76.5058 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.429 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.218 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.71 degrees. |
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