Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Wellington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Wellington and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Wellington

• 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 Wellington:
  • 33.824822, -85.909968
  • 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 Wellington

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since West Wellington is near Etowah County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Wellington

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Wellington ...

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.

• Angel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Angel is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
• Cedar Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
• Clark ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Clark is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Crystal Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Duke
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Duke is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Hebron ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hebron is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Hill Top ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hill Top is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Oak Grove ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
• Post Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Post Oak is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Reads Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Reads Mill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Mill
• Sulphur Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Union
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Union is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From West Wellington 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 Wellington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Wellington and extending to:

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Wellington to Anniston, with an average speed<2> 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'