Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wallman:
  • 39.317047, -79.283930
  • 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 Wallman

• 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 Garrett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
  • Since Wallman is near Mineral County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Wallman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallman ...

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.

• Blaine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blaine is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Crosstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crosstown is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
• Deer Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Deer Park is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <1>
• Elk Garden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Garden is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Garden <1>
• Fricks Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fricks Crossing is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Crossing
• Hartmansville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
• Henry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry is located in Grant County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Mount Storm
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Storm is located in Grant County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Storm
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Storm <1>
• Red House
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Red House is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
• Skyline
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Skyline is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
• Standard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Standard is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
• Sulphur City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
• Sunnyside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

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

• Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wallman to Oakland, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'