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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 Wehnwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wehnwood 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 Wehnwood:
    • 40.537014, -78.402514
    • 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 Wehnwood
  • 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 Blair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
    • Since Wehnwood is near Cambria County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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 Wehnwood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wehnwood ...

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.

  • Canoe Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
  • Coupon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Coupon is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupon
  • Cross Keys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cross Keys is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Dean
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dean is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Eldorado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eldorado is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Gaysport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gaysport is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysport
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Highland Fling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
  • Hollidaysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Homer Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Homer Gap is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Gap
  • Mill Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Run is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Roots
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Roots is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
    • Sickles Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sickles Corner is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles Corner
    • Stiffler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Stiffler is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
    • Sunbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sunbrook is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbrook
    • Tippletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tippletown is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippletown

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

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

  • Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Wehnwood to Harrisburg, 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving 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 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wehnwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Wehnwood 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 Wehnwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5370, Longitude: -78.4025       In this case, the coordinates for Wehnwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.604 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.502 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.673 degrees.