Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fossilville:
  • 39.867028, -78.694463
  • 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 Fossilville

• 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 Fossilville is near Somerset County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Fossilville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fossilville ...

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.

• Bard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bard is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
• Burning Bush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burning Bush is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cooks Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
• Glen Savage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Savage is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Savage
• Gravel Pit
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gravel Pit is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Pit
• Johnsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Johnsburg is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <1>
• Patience
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Patience is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patience
• Rockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Stringtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stringtown is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Sulphur Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fossilville to Bedford, with an average speed<3> 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 100 miles [160.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'