Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wilbren:
  • 39.725347, -82.177924
  • 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 Wilbren

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Wilbren is near Morgan County and also Muskingum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum 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 Wilbren

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilbren ...

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.

• Clarksville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clarksville is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Claybank ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Claybank is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
• Clover Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clover Hill is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Dixie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Flatiron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Flatiron is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
• Junction City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Junction City is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <1>
• Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lyonsdale is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
• Mainsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mainsville is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
• Redfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Redfield is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
• Rose Farm
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rose Farm is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Farm
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stringtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Tropic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tropic is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic
• Whipstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Whipstown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipstown
• Yellowtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Yellowtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowtown

How Far From Wilbren to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilbren to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• New Lexington, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Wilbren to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'