Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wayside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wayside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wayside
- 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 Wayside:
- 33.662603, -85.872188
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wayside
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Wayside is near Tallapoosa County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- eBird sighting report for Talladega 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wayside ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Wayside.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Wayside.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Montgomery County
- This Wayside is located in Montgomery County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wayside that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wayside.
- Rice County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wayside [Rice County].
- Kentucky
- Anderson County
- This Wayside is located in Anderson County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the north of the Wayside that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Wayside.
- Spencer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Wayside [Spencer County].
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Hoke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Wayside [Hoke County].
- Swain County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Wayside [Swain County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Wayside [Rutherford County].
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Wayside [Warren County].
- Texas
- Armstrong County
- This Wayside is located in Armstrong County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the west of the Wayside that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Wayside.
- Lynn County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wayside [Lynn County].
- Roberts County
- This Wayside is located in Roberts County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the west northwest of the Wayside that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roberts County community of Wayside.
- Virginia
- Charles City County
- This Wayside is located in Charles City County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wayside that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Wayside.
- Pittsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Wayside [Pittsylvania County].
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wayside ...
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.
- Blue Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Boiling Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Boiling Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Bush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Coldwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Golden Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Springs
- Golden Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Halls Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Chapel
- Halls Chapel is located in Calhoun County
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Calhoun County
- House ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Jo Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Calhoun County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Calhoun County
- Peaceburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Polkville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Calhoun County
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Woodland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Calhoun County
- Mechanicsville
How Far From Wayside 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 Wayside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wayside and extending to:
- Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wayside to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wayside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wayside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wayside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6626, Longitude: -85.8722 In this case, the coordinates for Wayside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wayside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Wayside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wayside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.128 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.674 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.893 degrees. |