Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wannville:
  • 34.777582, -85.877754
  • 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 Wannville

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Wannville is near DeKalb County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Wannville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wannville ...

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.

• Blackankle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Blackankle is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Eureka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eureka is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Gray ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gray is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Harris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harris is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Kyles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kyles is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
• Martintown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martintown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
• Rash
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rash is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
• Rudders Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rudders Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudders Ferry
• Sublett Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sublett Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Ferry
• Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

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

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wannville to Scottsboro, with an average speed<2> 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'