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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 Ware, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ware 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 Ware:
- 32.456616, -86.050795
- 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 Ware
- 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Since Ware is near Montgomery County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Ware
Communities Also Named Ware ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Ware.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Ware.
Beyond Alabama, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Jefferson County
- This Ware is located in Jefferson County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ware that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ware.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This Ware is located in Columbia County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the west of the Ware that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Ware.
- British Columbia
- This Ware lies 2,529 miles [4,070 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ware that is located in Elmore County.
- Illinois
- Union County
- This Ware is located in Union County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ware that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Ware.
- Iowa
- Pocahontas County
- This Ware is located in Pocahontas County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ware that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Ware.
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- This Ware is located in Casey County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ware that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Ware.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Ware is located in Hampshire County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ware that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Ware.
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Ware is located in Jefferson County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ware that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ware.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Ware is located in Fergus County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ware that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Ware.
- Texas
- Dallam County
- This Ware is located in Dallam County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ware that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallam County community of Ware.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Ware is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ware that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Ware.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ware ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Butts Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butts Mill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Mill
- Cooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Good Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Hidden Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hidden Forest is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Jasmine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jasmine Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Hill
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Merry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry
- Shorter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Ware 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 Ware to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ware and extending to:
- Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ware to Wetumpka, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ware) 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 Ware 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 Ware. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4566, Longitude: -86.0508 In this case, the coordinates for Ware have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.545 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.225 degrees. |
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