Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wiley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wiley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wiley
- 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 Wiley:
- 32.295141, -86.309691
- 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 Wiley
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Wiley is near Elmore County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Wiley ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Wiley.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Wiley.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Pike County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Wiley lies 2,473 miles [3,979.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Wiley that is located in Montgomery County.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Wiley is located in Greene County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Wiley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Wiley.
- York County
- This Wiley is located in York County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the northeast of the Wiley that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Wiley.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wiley ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Cloverland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cloverland is located in Montgomery County
- Cross Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
- English Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Executive Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
- Gay Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gay Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Hope Hull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hull
- Hope Hull is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Hull <5>
- Hunters Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
- Hunting Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Downs
- Hunting Downs is located in Montgomery County
- Lees Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Lees Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Lynndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Maxwell Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
- Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
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- Memorial Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Memorial Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Regency Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
- Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Spring Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 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 Montgomery County
- Valley Whispers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Whispers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Heights
How Far From Wiley 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 Wiley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wiley and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Wiley to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wiley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wiley 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wiley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wiley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2951, Longitude: -86.3097 In this case, the coordinates for Wiley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Wiley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Wiley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.303 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.687 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.359 degrees. |