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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 Wawbeek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wawbeek 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 Wawbeek:
- 31.027959, -87.360811
- 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 Wawbeek
- 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 Wawbeek 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 Wawbeek
Communities Also Named Wawbeek ...
We found two communities that are also named Wawbeek.
Within Alabama, the name Wawbeek is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Carroll County
- This Wawbeek is located in Carroll County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wawbeek that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Wawbeek.
- New York
- Franklin County
- This Wawbeek is located in Franklin County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wawbeek that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Wawbeek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wawbeek ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canoe is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Century
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Little Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Malta is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Martinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martinville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Oyster Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oyster Lodge is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Lodge
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Robinsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Sardine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sardine is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardine
- Stanley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stanley Crossroads is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Crossroads
How Far From Wawbeek 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 Wawbeek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wawbeek and extending to:
- Brewton, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wawbeek to Brewton, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 112 miles [180.2 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 796 miles [1,281 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,273 miles [8,486.1 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- Wawbeek) 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 Wawbeek 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 Wawbeek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0280, Longitude: -87.3608 In this case, the coordinates for Wawbeek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.822 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.114 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.007 degrees. |
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