Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bear Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bear Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bear Lake
- 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 Lake:
- 41.992966, -79.502919
- 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 Lake
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Bear Lake is near Chautauqua County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- eBird sighting report for Erie 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
Communities Also Named Bear Lake ...
We found seven communities that share the name Bear Lake.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Bear Lake is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Bear Lake lies 2,297 miles [3,696.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bear Lake that is located in Warren County.
- Florida
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Manistee County
- This Bear Lake is located in Manistee County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bear Lake that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Bear Lake.
- Otsego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bear Lake [Otsego County].
- Ontario
- This Bear Lake lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the north of the Bear Lake that is located in Warren County.
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie County
- Although located in Outagamie County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Bear Lake.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear Lake ...
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.
- Boomertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boomertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
- Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
- Cutting
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Erie County
- Forest Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel
- Forest Chapel is located in Warren County
- Horn Siding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Siding
- Horn Siding is located in Warren County
- Long View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Maple Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Maple Point is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Panama
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Panama is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <4>
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <4>
How Far From Bear Lake 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 Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bear Lake and extending to:
- Warren, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bear Lake to Warren, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bear Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bear Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bear Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9930, Longitude: -79.5029 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bear Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.187 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.389 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.612 degrees. |