Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wempletown:
  • 42.343319, -89.204363
  • 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 Wempletown

• 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Since Wempletown is near Stephenson County and also Rock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stephenson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock 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 Wempletown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wempletown ...

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.

• Coreys Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coreys Bluff is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Bluff
• Harlem
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harlem is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Hickory Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Creek is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
• Indian Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Jonesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Loves Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <1>
• Morehaven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Morehaven is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehaven
• Motor Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Motor Heights is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor Heights
• Ruby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ruby is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Silver Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Hills is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills

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

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

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wempletown to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'