Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wenksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wenksville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wenksville
- 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 Wenksville:
- 39.990092, -77.310540
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wenksville
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Wenksville is near Cumberland County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wenksville ...
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.
- Brushtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Cashtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Chestnut Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
- Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Cobblesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
- Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
- Floradale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Goldenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Goodyear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Guernsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hays Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Hilltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hockersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
- Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
- Hunters Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
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- Huntsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Lees Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Peach Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Glen
- Peach Glen is located in Adams County
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Table Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Trust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Walnut Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Huntsdale
How Far From Wenksville 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 Wenksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wenksville and extending to:
- Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wenksville to Gettysburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south (S). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wenksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wenksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wenksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9901, Longitude: -77.3105 In this case, the coordinates for Wenksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wenksville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.979 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.71 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.405 degrees. |