Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bears Crossroads:
  • 40.198449, -77.339867
  • 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 Bears Crossroads

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bears Crossroads ...

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 Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Spring
  • From Bears Crossroads to Big Spring
• Bonny Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
• Brushtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Brushtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
• Cobblesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
• Doubling Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Doubling Gap is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubling Gap
• Elliotts Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Elliotts Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mill
• Green Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Hays Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
• Hockersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
• Huntsdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huntsdale
  • From Bears Crossroads to Huntsdale
• Mount Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hope is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Mount Rock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
• Oakgrove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakgrove is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
• Walnut Bottom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom

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

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

• Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Bears Crossroads to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'