Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cottles Corner:
  • 40.136747, -78.341403
  • 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 Cottles Corner

• 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Cottles Corner is near Huntingdon County and also Blair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair 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 Cottles Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottles Corner ...

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.

• Cypher
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypher is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
• Dutch Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutch Corner is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corner
• Foreman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Foreman is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
• Jerkwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jerkwater is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerkwater
• Little Jack Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Little Jack Corners is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jack Corners
• Marble City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Marble City is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
• Marysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marysville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• New Enterprise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
• Riddlesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
• Sandy Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Run is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
• Stone Row
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stone Row is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Row
• Sunny Side
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunny Side is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Texas Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Texas Corner is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corner
• Yellow Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

How Far From Cottles Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cottles Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cottles Corner to Bedford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'