Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wallopsburg:
  • 39.354229, -83.759369
  • 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 Wallopsburg

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Wallopsburg is near Highland County and also Brown 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 Brown 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 Wallopsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallopsburg ...

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.

• Cuba
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cuba is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Fallsville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fallsville is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
• Farmers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Farmers is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Gist Settlement
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gist Settlement is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist Settlement
• Highland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
• Lees Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
• Lynchburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lynchburg is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <1>
• Martinsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinsville is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
• Melvin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Melvin is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
• Powderlick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Powderlick is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderlick
• Snow Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Snow Hill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Starbucktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Starbucktown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbucktown

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

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Wallopsburg to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'