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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Wilber:
    • 39.213994, -77.298318
    • 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 Wilber
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Wilber is near Frederick County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Wilber

Communities Also Named Wilber ...

We found five communities that are also named Wilber.

Within Maryland, the name Wilber is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Republic County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Republic County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Republic County community of Wilber.
    • Michigan
      • Iosco County
      • This Wilber is located in Iosco County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Wilber that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iosco County community of Wilber.
    • Nebraska
      • Saline County
      • This Wilber is located in Saline County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Wilber that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Wilber.
    • Oklahoma
      • Kay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Wilber [Kay County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Wilber [Potter County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilber ...

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 Woods Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Big Woods Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Acres
  • Brink
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brink is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Clopper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clopper is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
  • Fountain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
  • Fox Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Freedom Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
  • Greenhills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenhills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
  • Hickory Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Highview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Highview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Kings Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
  • Kings Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Kingsview Knolls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Kingsview Knolls is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Knolls
    • Lees Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lees Corner is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
    • Lewisdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Lewisdale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
    • Liberty Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
    • Longdraft
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
    • Miles Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Miles Corner is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
    • Parkridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
    • Pleasant Fields
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
    • Quail Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rangers Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Rangers Woods is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangers Woods
    • Rolling Green
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Rolling Green is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
    • Stronghold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stronghold is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
    • Sugarloaf Vista
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sugarloaf Vista is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Vista
    • Sweepstakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sweepstakes is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweepstakes
    • Wildcat Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
    • Wilderness Walk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk

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

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilber to Rockville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wilber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilber) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Wilber could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Wilber to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2140, Longitude: -77.2983       In this case, the coordinates for Wilber have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.024 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.64 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.703 degrees.