Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wilderness Acres:
  • 41.106760, -75.146289
  • 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 Wilderness Acres

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Wilderness Acres is near Pike County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Wilderness Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilderness Acres ...

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.

• Craigs Meadow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Craigs Meadow is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Meadow
• Echo Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo Lake is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
• Gravel Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gravel Place is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Place
• Henryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Henryville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henryville <1>
• Marshalls Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Marshalls Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalls Creek <1>
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poplar Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Bridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bridge
• Sandyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandyville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
• Saw Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Saw Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Creek
• Shoemakers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shoemakers is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
• Snow Hill Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Hill Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Falls
• Turn Villa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Turn Villa is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Villa

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

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

• Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wilderness Acres to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'