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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 Wilsonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilsonia 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 Wilsonia:
- 34.100285, -85.903695
- 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 Wilsonia
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Wilsonia is near Cherokee County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Wilsonia
Communities Also Named Wilsonia ...
We found four communities that are also named Wilsonia.
Within Alabama, the name Wilsonia is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tulare County
- This Wilsonia is located in Tulare County and lies 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wilsonia that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Wilsonia.
- Louisiana
- Tensas Parish
- This Wilsonia is located in Tensas Parish and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wilsonia that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Wilsonia.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Wilsonia is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,079 miles [3,345.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wilsonia that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Wilsonia.
- West Virginia
- Grant County
- This Wilsonia is located in Grant County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilsonia that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Wilsonia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilsonia ...
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.
- Ballplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bath Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Springs
- Coat's Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crudup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Daisy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Duck Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Kings Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lay Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lay Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Springs
- Luke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Luke is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Scrougeout ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scrougeout is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrougeout
- Slackland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slackland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackland
- Turkeytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Wilsonia 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 Wilsonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilsonia and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wilsonia to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilsonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wilsonia 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 Wilsonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1003, Longitude: -85.9037 In this case, the coordinates for Wilsonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.169 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.783 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.807 degrees. |
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