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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 Wheeler Dam Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheeler Dam Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wheeler Dam Village:
    • 34.793421, -87.378078
    • 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 Wheeler Dam Village
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Wheeler Dam Village is near Lauderdale County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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 Wheeler Dam Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheeler Dam Village ...

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.

  • Aqua Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Aqua Vista is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Vista
  • Big Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Oak is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Brickhouse Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brickhouse Ford is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse Ford
  • Center Star
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Star is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
  • Egypt Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Egypt Ford is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ford
  • Ferry Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ferry Shores is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Shores
  • Fishermans Resort
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fishermans Resort is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Resort
  • Houstontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Houstontown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstontown
  • Lambs Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lambs Ferry is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Ferry
  • Lock Three
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lock Three is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Three
  • Mitchelltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchelltown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
  • Red Bank
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Rogersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
    • Former name for Rogersville:
    • Rodgersville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
  • Shady Grove ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

How Far From Wheeler Dam Village 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 Wheeler Dam Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wheeler Dam Village and extending to:

  • Moulton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wheeler Dam Village to Moulton, 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheeler Dam Village) 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 Wheeler Dam Village 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 Wheeler Dam Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7934, Longitude: -87.3781       In this case, the coordinates for Wheeler Dam Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.101 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.954 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.257 degrees.