Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lick:
  • 39.893701, -77.942777
  • 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 Lick

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Bear Lick is near Fulton County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Lick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear Lick ...

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.

• Big Cove Tannery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
• Breezy Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Breezy Point is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
• Claylick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Claylick is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
• Cove Gap
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
• Dickey
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickey is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
• Dutchtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dutchtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Edenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Edenville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
• Franklin Furnace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin Furnace is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
• Knobsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Knobsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
• Metal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Metal is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
• Pleasant Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Rockdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rockdale is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Sweetwater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

How Far From Bear Lick to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Lick 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 Lick and extending to:

• Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bear Lick to Chambersburg, 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'