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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 Weoka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weoka 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 Weoka:
- 32.717629, -86.184136
- 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 Weoka
- 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 Weoka is near Coosa County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Weoka
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weoka ...
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.
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cotton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cotton is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
- Eclectic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Equality
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Falkner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Falkner is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Kid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kid is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kid
- Nixburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nobles Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nobles Ferry is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Ferry
- Quail Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quail Run is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Richville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Riddle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riddle is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Speed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Speed is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Tarwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tarwater is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarwater
How Far From Weoka to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Weoka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weoka and extending to:
- Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Weoka 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 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 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Weoka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Weoka 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 Weoka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7176, Longitude: -86.1841 In this case, the coordinates for Weoka have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.257 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.692 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.222 degrees. |
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