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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 Wilawana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilawana and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wilawana:
    • 41.987574, -76.617170
    • 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 Wilawana
  • 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
    • Since Wilawana is near Chemung County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Wilawana

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilawana ...

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.

  • Big Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Pond is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
  • Bumpville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bumpville is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
  • Checkerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Checkerville is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerville
  • Erin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Golden Glow Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Golden Glow Heights is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glow Heights
  • Hicks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hicks is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Hoopers Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
  • Hornbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hornbrook is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
  • Huffs Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Huffs Corner is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corner
  • Luthers Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
  • Mac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mac is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
  • Milltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Milltown is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mosherville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mosherville is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • Orchard Knoll
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Orchard Knoll is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knoll
    • Owl Hollow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Owl Hollow is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hollow
    • Pine City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Quarry Glen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Quarry Glen is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Glen
    • Towner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Towner is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner

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

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

  • Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilawana to Towanda, 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Wilawana) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Wilawana 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 Wilawana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9876, Longitude: -76.6172       In this case, the coordinates for Wilawana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.394 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.362 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.273 degrees.