Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wattlesburg:
  • 42.227002, -79.688658
  • 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 Wattlesburg

• 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
  • Since Wattlesburg is near Erie County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Wattlesburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wattlesburg ...

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.

• Cottage Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cottage Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
• Forest Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Freeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
• French Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • French Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
• Hartfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
• Little Hope
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Hope is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
• Mayville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <1>
• Moorhead
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Moorhead is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
• Moorheadville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Moorheadville is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorheadville
• Orchard Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Orchard Beach is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
• Point Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Slab City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
• Summerdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale

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

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

• Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wattlesburg to Mayville, 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.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'