Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wick
- 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 Wick:
- 41.097561, -79.995057
- 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 Wick
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Wick is near Mercer County and also Venango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- eBird sighting report for Venango 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
Communities Also Named Wick ...
We found four communities that share the name Wick.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Wick is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Ohio
- Ontario
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wick ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Carter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Currys Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currys Mills
- Currys Mills is located in Butler County
- Elliotts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mills
- Elliotts Mills is located in Lawrence County
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Ferris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Butler County
- Forestville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jacksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksville
- Jacksville is located in Butler County
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Muddy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Muddy Creek is located in Butler County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nectarine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Perrys Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Plain Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
- Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Slippery Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slippery Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
- Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <4>
- Swamproot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Whiskerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville
- Whiskerville is located in Butler County
- Nectarine
How Far From Wick to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wick and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wick to Butler, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Wick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0976, Longitude: -79.9951 In this case, the coordinates for Wick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Wick could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.551 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.663 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.181 degrees. |