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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wadesville:
    • 40.716478, -76.212166
    • 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 Wadesville
  • 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
    • Since Wadesville is near Columbia County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Wadesville

Communities Also Named Wadesville ...

We found two communities that are also named Wadesville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Wadesville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Posey County
      • This Wadesville is located in Posey County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wadesville that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Wadesville.
    • Virginia
      • Clarke County
      • This Wadesville is located in Clarke County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wadesville that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Wadesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wadesville ...

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.

  • Coal Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Coal Castle is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Castle
  • Dark Water
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dark Water is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Water
  • Forestville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Forestville is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Frackville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Frackville Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
  • Jonestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jonestown is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Lorraine
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lorraine is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Marlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlin is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Minersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Philadelphia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pottsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Seltzer
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Seltzer is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltzer
  • Silver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wadesville and extending to:

  • Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Wadesville to Harrisburg, 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 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,786 miles [9,311.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,373 miles [7,037.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wadesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Wadesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wadesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7165, Longitude: -76.2122       In this case, the coordinates for Wadesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.262 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.011 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.628 degrees.