Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount Wolf:
  • 40.065374, -76.707745
  • 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 Mount Wolf

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Wolf ...

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.

• Clear View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clear View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
• Fireside Terrace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fireside Terrace is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Terrace
• Greenridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenridge is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Herman Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Herman Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
• Locust Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Locust Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Pleasureville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasureville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
• Roundtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roundtown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtown
• Skyline Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Skyline Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
• Stacktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stacktown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacktown
• Starview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Starview is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
• Woodland View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woodland View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View
• Woodside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodside is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
• Woodstream
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woodstream is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
• Zions View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Zions View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mount Wolf and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the South.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Wolf to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'