Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wadhams:
  • 44.229773, -73.460407
  • 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 Wadhams

• 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Wadhams is near Addison County and also Chittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Addison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chittenden 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 Wadhams

Communities Also Named Wadhams ...

We found two communities that are also named Wadhams.

Within New York, the name Wadhams is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Wadhams lies 2,494 miles [4,013.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wadhams that is located in Essex County.
  • Michigan
    • Saint Clair County
    • This Wadhams is located in Saint Clair County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the west of the Wadhams that is located in Essex County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Wadhams.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wadhams ...

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.

• Cedar Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Beach is located in Chittenden County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
• Craterclub
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Craterclub is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craterclub
• Crowningshield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crowningshield is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowningshield
• Deerhead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Deerhead is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
• Elizabethtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
• Grover Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Grover Hills is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hills
• Lewis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Mineville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mineville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineville <2>
• New Russia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Russia is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Russia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Russia <2>
• Rock Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rock Landing is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Landing

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

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

• Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the West.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wadhams to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,125 miles [6,638.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'