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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 West Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Bend 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 West Bend:
- 31.824176, -88.132084
- 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 West Bend
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since West Bend is near Choctaw County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 West Bend
Communities Also Named West Bend ...
We found six communities that are also named West Bend.
Within Alabama, the name West Bend is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Palo Alto County
- This West Bend is located in Palo Alto County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West Bend that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palo Alto County community of West Bend.
- Missouri
- Polk County
- This West Bend is located in Polk County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Bend that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of West Bend.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This West Bend is located in Forsyth County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Bend that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of West Bend.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This West Bend is located in Fayette County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Bend that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of West Bend.
- Saskatchewan
- This West Bend lies 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West Bend that is located in Clarke County.
- Wisconsin
- Washington County
- This West Bend is located in Washington County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the north of the West Bend that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of West Bend.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bend ...
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.
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Christmas Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Christmas Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Landing
- Coffeeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coffeeville Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Ferry
- Coffeeville Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coffeeville Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Landing
- Flatwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flatwood is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Lou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lou is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lou
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rock Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sellers Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sellers Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Landing
- Tattlersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tattlersville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattlersville
- Woods Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Bluff is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bluff
How Far From West Bend to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Bend and extending to:
- Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Bend to Grove Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 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 5,271 miles [8,482.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Bend) 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 West Bend 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 West Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8242, Longitude: -88.1321 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.349 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.834 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.159 degrees. |
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