Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Wakefield:
  • 31.347391, -88.031946
  • 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 New Wakefield

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since New Wakefield is near Clarke County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 New Wakefield

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Wakefield ...

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.

• Carson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carson is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• German Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • German Ford is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Ford
• Happy Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Happy Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
• Holders Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Holders Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
• Laurel Shanty Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Shanty Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Shanty Landing
• Leroy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Leroy is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Malcolm
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Malcolm is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
• Manns Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Manns Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
• Seaboard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Seaboard is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
• Sunflower
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
• Uniform
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Uniform is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniform

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

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

• Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Wakefield to Chatom, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 809 miles [1,302 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,411 miles [11,926.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'