Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bressler:
  • 40.229535, -76.819972
  • 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 Bressler

• 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
  • Since Bressler is near York County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for York County
  • eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Bressler ...

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.

• Bunches
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunches
  • Bunches is located in York County
• Cedar Cliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
• Chartwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
  • Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
• Cherry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cherry Hill is located in York County
• Chestnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Dauphin County
• Ebenezer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebenezer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Ebenezer is located in Dauphin County
• English Manor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
  • English Manor is located in Dauphin County
• Fort Couch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
  • Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
• Frogtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Frogtown is located in York County
• Harrisburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <2>
• Highspire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highspire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highspire
  • Highspire is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highspire <2>
• Hillside Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
  • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
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  • Jackson Lick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lick
    • Jackson Lick is located in Dauphin County
  • Kent Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
    • Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
  • Locust Lane Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Lane Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
    • Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
  • Lower Allen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
    • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
  • Marsh Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
    • Marsh Run is located in York County
  • Poplar Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
    • Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
  • Progress
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Dauphin County
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
  • Timber Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Timber Ridge is located in York County
  • Twin Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
  • Twin Lakes Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park
    • Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bressler and extending to:

• Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the northwest (NW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bressler to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bressler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/