Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilsonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilsonia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wilsonia
- 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 Wilsonia:
- 34.100285, -85.903695
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wilsonia
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Wilsonia is near Cherokee County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wilsonia ...
We found four communities that share the name Wilsonia.
Within Alabama, the name Wilsonia is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Louisiana
- Oregon
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilsonia ...
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.
- Ballplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Bath Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Springs
- Bath Springs is located in Etowah County
- Coat's Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Crudup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Daisy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Duck Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Kings Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
- Kings Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lay Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Springs
- Lay Springs is located in Etowah County
- Luke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Scrougeout ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrougeout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrougeout
- Scrougeout is located in Etowah County
- Slackland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Turkeytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Yancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lay Springs
How Far From Wilsonia 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 Wilsonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilsonia and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wilsonia to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilsonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilsonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilsonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1003, Longitude: -85.9037 In this case, the coordinates for Wilsonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Wilsonia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.169 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.807 degrees. |