Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Daves Gap:
  • 39.910365, -78.191398
  • 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 Daves Gap

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Daves Gap ...

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.

• Big Cove Tannery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
• Budds Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Budds Place is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Place
• Crystal Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
• Emmaville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Emmaville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
• Flickerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Flickerville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
• Gapsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gapsville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
• Green Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Mattie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mattie is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
• Needmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Needmore is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needmore <1>
• Old Mountain House
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Old Mountain House is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mountain House
• Pleasant Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Shortys Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shortys Place is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortys Place
• Valley-Hi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people

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

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

• McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Daves Gap to McConnellsburg, with an average speed<3> 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'