Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brysonia:
  • 39.951482, -77.307762
  • 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 Brysonia

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brysonia ...

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.

• Cashtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cashtown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
• Floradale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Floradale is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
• Goldenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldenville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
• Guernsey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Guernsey is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
• Hammer Hall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hammer Hall is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Hall
• Hilltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hilltown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Peach Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Peach Glen is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Glen
• Plainview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Plainview is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Seven Stars
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Seven Stars is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Table Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Table Rock is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
• Trust
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Trust is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust

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

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

• Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brysonia to Gettysburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 32 miles [51.5 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south (S). 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 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'