Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whetham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whetham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whetham
- 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 Whetham:
- 41.268957, -77.590816
- 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 Whetham
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Whetham is near Lycoming County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
- eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Whetham ...
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 Swamp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Swamp
- Bear Swamp is located in Clinton County
- Bluestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Farwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Gallagher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Glen Union
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
- Glen Union is located in Clinton County
- Lock Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
- Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <2>
- Lockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Queens Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
- Queens Run is located in Clinton County
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Sunset Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Pines
- Sunset Pines is located in Clinton County
How Far From Whetham 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 Whetham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Whetham and extending to:
- Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whetham to Lock Haven, with an average speed<4> 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whetham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whetham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whetham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2690, Longitude: -77.5908 In this case, the coordinates for Whetham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Whetham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.054 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.994 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.018 degrees. |