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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bear Gap
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Atlas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Bear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Beaverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Beaverdale is located in Northumberland County
- Big Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
- Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Coal Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Diamondtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondtown
- Diamondtown is located in Northumberland County
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Greenback
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Locust Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Marion Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Meadowview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
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- Natalie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Point Breeze
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
- Quitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Reed
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Shamrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Snufftown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Strong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Union Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie
How Far From Bear Gap 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 Bear Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bear Gap and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bear Gap to Sunbury, 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 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bear Gap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bear Gap) to Point B.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 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.429 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.218 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.71 degrees. |