Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Manns Choice:
  • 39.986470, -78.584463
  • 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 Manns Choice

• 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 Manns Choice is near Somerset County and also Fulton 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 Fulton 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 Manns Choice

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manns Choice ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bard is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
• Burning Bush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Burning Bush is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush
• Cessna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cessna is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
• Charlesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlesville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
• Cliffs ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cliffs is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
• Helixville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Helixville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helixville
• New Paris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Paris is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <1>
• Patience
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Patience is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patience
• Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Point is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
• Rainsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Springhope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Springhope is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
• Sulphur Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Manns Choice to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 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 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'