Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dickeys Mountain:
  • 39.779814, -78.077504
  • 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 Dickeys Mountain

• 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 Dickeys Mountain is near Franklin County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Dickeys Mountain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickeys Mountain ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
• Claylick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Claylick is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
• Cove Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
• Dogtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dogtown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Mountain Vistas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Vistas is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vistas
• Needmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Needmore is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needmore <1>
• Park Head
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Park Head is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Head
• Plum Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Plum Run is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
• Sleepy Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
• Stanley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanley is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Timber Ridge Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Timber Ridge Heights is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Heights

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

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

• McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dickeys Mountain to McConnellsburg, 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 72 miles [115.9 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving 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 5,903 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>'