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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 Wolfs Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolfs Store and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wolfs Store:
- 40.960069, -77.384705
- 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 Wolfs Store
- 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
- Since Wolfs Store is near Clinton County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Wolfs Store
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolfs Store ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Castle Rocks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Rocks is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rocks
- Cedar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cherry Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Draketown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Draketown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Dunnstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Eagleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Glen Iron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Green Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Laurel Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Lock Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pardee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Poe Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poe Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Mills
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Shakespeare Club
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shakespeare Club is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare Club
- Spring Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Bank is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
- Spring Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Wolfs Store 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 Wolfs Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wolfs Store and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Wolfs Store to Bellefonte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolfs Store) 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 Wolfs Store 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 Wolfs Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9601, Longitude: -77.3847 In this case, the coordinates for Wolfs Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.952 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.05 degrees. |
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