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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 Wenksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wenksville and the surrounding area.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Wenksville
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)
- Brushtown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
- Cashtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Chestnut Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
- Cobblesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
- Floradale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Floradale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
- Goldenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Goodyear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodyear is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
- Guernsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Hays Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Hilltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hilltown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Hockersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
- Hunters Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Huntsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Lees Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Peach Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Glen is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Glen
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Table Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Trust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Walnut Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
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<1> beginning in Wenksville and extending to:
- Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wenksville to Gettysburg, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wenksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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.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). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.979 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.71 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.405 degrees. |
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