Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walnut Bottom:
  • 40.089534, -77.403874
  • 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 Walnut Bottom

• 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 Walnut Bottom 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 Walnut Bottom

Communities Also Named Walnut Bottom ...

We found one communities that are also named Walnut Bottom.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Walnut Bottom is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Walnut Bottom in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Hardy County
    • This Walnut Bottom is located in Hardy County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walnut Bottom that is located in Cumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Walnut Bottom.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Bottom ...

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.

• Big Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Brushtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brushtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
• Chestnut Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
• Cobblesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
• Green Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Hays Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
• Hockersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
• Huntsdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
• Lees Cross Roads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
• Mount Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock

How Far From Walnut Bottom to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walnut Bottom to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walnut Bottom and extending to:

• Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Bottom 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'