Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wellsboro Junction:
  • 41.787295, -77.304142
  • 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 Wellsboro Junction

• 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Since Wellsboro Junction is near Steuben County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 Wellsboro Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellsboro Junction ...

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.

• Cherry Flats
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
• Christian Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Christian Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
• Crooked Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Heise Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heise Run is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise Run
• Little Marsh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
• Marsh Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
• Roundtop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roundtop is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Shinglebury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shinglebury is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglebury
• Shortsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shortsville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
• Stokesdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
• Stony Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
• Thumptown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Thumptown is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown

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

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

• Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies just to the South.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wellsboro Junction to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'