Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West William Penn:
  • 40.807588, -76.237165
  • 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 West William Penn

• 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
  • Since West William Penn is near Columbia County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 West William Penn

Curious and Interesting Names Near West William Penn ...

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.

• Bear Run Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bear Run Junction is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run Junction
• Boston Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Boston Run is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Run
• Ellen Gowan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ellen Gowan is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Gowan
• Frackville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <1>
• Frackville Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
• Krebs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
• Lost Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Maizeville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
• Maple Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Maple Hill is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Raven Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
• Ringtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ringtown is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringtown <1>
• Turkey Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Turkey Run is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run

How Far From West William Penn 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 West William Penn to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from West William Penn to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,370 miles [7,032.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'