Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wangaum:
  • 41.494256, -75.236565
  • 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 Wangaum

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Wangaum is near Pike County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Wangaum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wangaum ...

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.

• Bethany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bethany is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>
• Blooming Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Cherry Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Ridge is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
• Fawn Lake Forest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fawn Lake Forest is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake Forest
• Gravity
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gravity is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
• Indian Orchard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Orchard is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
• Lake Ariel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lake Ariel is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ariel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ariel <1>
• Lakeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <1>
• Ledgedale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ledgedale is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
• Little Chapel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Chapel is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chapel
• Pink
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pink is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Tanglewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanglewood is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

• Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Wangaum to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,301 miles [6,921.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'