Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cypher:
  • 40.092581, -78.311125
  • 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 Cypher

• 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 Cypher is near Fulton County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 Cypher

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypher ...

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.

• Coaldale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Coaldale is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
• Foreman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Foreman is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
• Graceville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Graceville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
• Hopewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <1>
• Jerkwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerkwater is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerkwater
• Little Jack Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Jack Corners is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jack Corners
• Marble City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Marble City is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
• Riddlesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
• Sandy Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Run is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
• Stone Row
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone Row is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Row
• Sunny Side
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sunny Side is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Texas Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Texas Corner is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corner
• Yellow Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

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

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cypher to Bedford, with an average speed<3> 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 76 miles [122.3 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'