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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 Wagarville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wagarville 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 Wagarville:
- 31.442250, -88.032283
- 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 Wagarville
- 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 Wagarville 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 Wagarville
Communities Also Named Wagarville ...
We found two communities that are also named Wagarville.
Within Alabama, the name Wagarville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Gladwin County
- This Wagarville is located in Gladwin County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the north of the Wagarville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of Wagarville.
- Ontario
- This Wagarville lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wagarville that is located in Washington County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wagarville ...
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.
- Ballfield Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ballfield Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballfield Landing
- Carson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- German Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- German Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Ford
- Holders Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holders Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
- Leroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Oil Well Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oil Well Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Well Landing
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Seaboard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Wagarville 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 Wagarville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wagarville and extending to:
- Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Wagarville to Chatom, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 805 miles [1,295.5 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 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wagarville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wagarville 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 Wagarville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4423, Longitude: -88.0323 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.256 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.674 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.189 degrees. |
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