Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wolf Pond:
  • 44.649214, -74.066538
  • 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 Wolf Pond

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf Pond ...

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.

• Chasm Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chasm Falls is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm Falls
• High Bank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • High Bank is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank
• Loon Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
• Lyon Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyon Mountain is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyon Mountain <1>
• Merrill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
• Merrillsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
• Mountain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Owls Head
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Owls Head is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Head
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owls Head <1>
• Riverview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sugarbush
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugarbush is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush
• Two Brooks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Two Brooks is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Brooks

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

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

• Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wolf Pond to Malone, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south (S). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,136 miles [6,656.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'