Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wilksburg:
  • 34.745137, -81.385928
  • 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 Wilksburg

• 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Since Wilksburg is near Union County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Wilksburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilksburg ...

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.

• Bullock Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bullock Creek is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
• Cedar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cotton ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cotton is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
• Lyles Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lyles Ferry is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Ferry
• Neal Shoals
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Neal Shoals is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Shoals
• No Mans Land ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • No Mans Land is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Mans Land
• Red Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Red Hill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Red Point ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Point is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
• Sandy River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy River is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
• Woods Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Ferry is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
• Worthys Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Worthys Ferry is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthys Ferry

How Far From Wilksburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilksburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wilksburg and extending to:

• Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilksburg to Chester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 55 miles [88.5 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 374 miles [601.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'