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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 Wahl, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wahl 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 Wahl:
- 31.005182, -87.221362
- 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 Wahl
- 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Since Wahl is near Escambia County and also Santa Rosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa 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 Wahl
Communities Also Named Wahl ...
We found one communities that are also named Wahl.
Within Alabama, the name Wahl is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Wahl in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Whatcom County
- This Wahl is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wahl that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Wahl.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wahl ...
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.
- Canoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canoe is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Century
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- Little Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Oyster Lodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oyster Lodge is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Lodge
- Pea Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Sardine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sardine is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardine
- Stanley Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley Crossroads is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Crossroads
How Far From Wahl 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 Wahl to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wahl and extending to:
- Brewton, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wahl to Brewton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,389 miles [11,891.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,268 miles [8,478 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Wahl) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wahl 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 Wahl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0052, Longitude: -87.2214 In this case, the coordinates for Wahl have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.738 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.014 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.959 degrees. |
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