Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wolfpen:
  • 39.075355, -82.077643
  • 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 Wolfpen

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolfpen ...

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.

• Darwin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Darwin is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• Dutchtown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutchtown is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flatwoods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Forest Run ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Run is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Run
• Hemlock Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hemlock Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
• Kingsbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsbury is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
• Lincoln Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Mason
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
• Minersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Minersville is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
• Rock Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rock Springs is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Rutland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutland is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <1>
• Silver Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Silver Run is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
• Snowville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Snowville is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville

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

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

• Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Wolfpen 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 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east (E). 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 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'