Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Wickerham Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wickerham Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wickerham Manor

• 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 Wickerham Manor:
  • 40.170349, -79.917549
  • 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 Wickerham Manor

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Wickerham Manor is near Westmoreland County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Wickerham Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wickerham Manor ...

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.

• Black Diamond
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Black Diamond is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
• Cracker Jack
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cracker Jack is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cracker Jack
• Fisher
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fisher is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Grandview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Lockview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lockview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockview
• New Eagle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Eagle is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eagle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Eagle <1>
• River View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • River View is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Riverview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riverview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rogers Stop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rogers Stop is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Stop
• Sunny Side
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Twin Bridges
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Twin Bridges is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
• Victory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Victory Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hills

How Far From Wickerham Manor 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 Wickerham Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Wickerham Manor to Washington, with an average speed<3> 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'