Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Wahlsburg:
  • 38.911180, -83.859094
  • 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 East Wahlsburg

• 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Since East Wahlsburg is near Highland County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Highland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 East Wahlsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Wahlsburg ...

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.

• Centerpoint
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Centerpoint is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Hillman ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hillman is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Locust Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
• Maple
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Maple is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Neals Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Neals Corner is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
• Redoak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Redoak is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak
• Reeds
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Reeds is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
• Sunshine ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunshine is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Yankeetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Yankeetown is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from East Wahlsburg to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'