Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wolfe Mill:
  • 39.673421, -78.724740
  • 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 Wolfe Mill

• 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Since Wolfe Mill is near Mineral County and also Bedford 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 Bedford 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 Wolfe Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolfe Mill ...

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.

• Bowling Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowling Green is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Cooks Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
• Dickens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickens is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
• Homewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Homewood is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Knobmount
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Knobmount is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobmount
• Locust Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Locust Grove is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Lucas Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lucas Heights is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Heights
• Mexico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mexico is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
• Mount Savage Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Narrows Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Narrows Park is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Park
  • Pleasant Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Shanty Town ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
  • Stringtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Twiggtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Twiggtown is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggtown
  • Yonkers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Yonkers is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wolfe Mill and extending to:

• Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Wolfe Mill to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'