Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beartown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beartown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beartown
- 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 Beartown:
- 39.745185, -77.500436
- 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 Beartown
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Beartown is near Washington County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Beartown ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Beartown.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Beartown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Hinsdale County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hinsdale County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinsdale County community of Beartown.
- San Juan County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Beartown [San Juan County].
- Kentucky
- Montana
- New York
- Clinton County
- This Beartown is located in Clinton County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Beartown that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Beartown.
- Oneida County
- This Beartown is located in Oneida County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the north northeast of the Beartown that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Beartown.
- Warren County
- This Beartown is located in Warren County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Beartown.
- Ohio
- Geauga County
- This Beartown is located in Geauga County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beartown that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Beartown.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Beartown is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the west northwest of the Beartown that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Beartown.
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beartown ...
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.
- Browns Store ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
- Browns Store is located in Washington County (MD)
- Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Franklin County
- Flint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Fountain Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
- Fox Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Friends Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friends Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Creek
- Friends Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Gladhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Highfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Highfield - Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Iron Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
- Iron Springs is located in Adams County
- Jacks Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lost Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
- Lost Valley is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Maria Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maria Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria Furnace
- Maria Furnace is located in Adams County
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Adams County
- Roadside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Rocky Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forge
- Rocky Forge is located in Washington County (MD)
- Slabtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Tartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Tomstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Valley
How Far From Beartown 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 Beartown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beartown and extending to:
- Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beartown to Chambersburg, with an average speed<5> 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beartown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beartown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beartown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7452, Longitude: -77.5004 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beartown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Beartown 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 308.11 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.82 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.584 degrees. |