Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 La Bott:
  • 39.920977, -76.896606
  • 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 La Bott

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since La Bott is near Adams County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 La Bott

Curious and Interesting Names Near La Bott ...

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.

• Admire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Admire is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire
• Big Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Mountain is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
• Farmers
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Farmers is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Fordville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fordville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Gnatstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gnatstown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatstown
• Graybill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Graybill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill
• Iron Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Iron Ridge is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
• Maple Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Martin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Pigeon Hills ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pigeon Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hills
• Spring Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Spring Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people

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

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

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from La Bott to York, with an average speed<2> 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'