Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dykeman Spring:
  • 40.042034, -77.515265
  • 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 Dykeman Spring

• 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 Dykeman Spring is near Franklin County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Dykeman Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dykeman Spring ...

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.

• Chestnut Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
• Green Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Green Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Village is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Lees Cross Roads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
• Mainsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mainsville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
• Middle Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
• Mount Rock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Rock is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
• Mowersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mowersville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
• Pleasant Hall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
• Scotland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <1>
• Smoketown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smoketown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
• Walnut Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom

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

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

• Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dykeman Spring to Carlisle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'