Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bunches:
  • 40.181480, -76.878584
  • 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 Bunches

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Bunches is near Cumberland County and also Dauphin 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 Dauphin 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 Bunches

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bunches ...

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.

• Cedar Cliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
• Cedar Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Cherry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Fort Couch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
• Frogtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Frogtown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Lewisberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lewisberry is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisberry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisberry <1>
• Lower Allen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
• Marsh Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Marsh Run is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
• Pinetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pinetown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Quaker Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Quaker Village is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
  • Ramblewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramblewood is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
  • Raven Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
  • Timber Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Timber Ridge is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
  • Valley Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Valley Green is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
  • Winding Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bunches and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bunches to York, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the north (N).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'