Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Doubling 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 Doubling Gap:
  • 40.280641, -77.419153
  • 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 Doubling 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Doubling Gap is near Perry County and also Juniata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata 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 Doubling Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doubling 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.

• Bears Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
• Centre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Centre is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
• Couchtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Couchtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchtown
• Elliotts Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elliotts Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mill
• Green Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Milltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Milltown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Mount Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mount Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
• Oakgrove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oakgrove is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
• Stony Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Point is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point

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

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

• Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Doubling Gap to Carlisle, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'