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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 Wilton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilton 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 Wilton:
- 33.079024, -86.883063
- 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 Wilton
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Wilton is near Bibb County and also Chilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton 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 Wilton
Communities Also Named Wilton ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Wilton.
Within Alabama, the name Wilton is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- This Wilton is located in Little River County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the west of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Wilton.
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Wilton is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Wilton.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Wilton is located in Fairfield County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Wilton.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Wilton is located in Will County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the north of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Wilton.
- Iowa
- Muscatine County
- This Wilton is located in Muscatine County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscatine County community of Wilton.
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wilton [Greenwood County].
- Phillips County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wilton [Phillips County].
- Pottawatomie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wilton [Pottawatomie County].
- Kentucky
- Knox County
- This Wilton is located in Knox County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Wilton.
- Maine
- Franklin County
- This Wilton is located in Franklin County and lies 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Wilton.
- Minnesota
- Beltrami County
- This Wilton is located in Beltrami County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Wilton.
- Waseca County
- This Wilton is located in Waseca County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the north northwest of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waseca County community of Wilton.
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Wilton is located in Boone County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Wilton.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Wilton is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Wilton.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Wilton [Camden County].
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Wilton is located in Saratoga County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Wilton.
- North Carolina
- Granville County
- This Wilton is located in Granville County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Wilton.
- North Dakota
- McLean County
- This Wilton is located in McLean County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Wilton.
- Ontario
- This Wilton lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- Virginia
- Middlesex County
- This Wilton is located in Middlesex County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Wilton.
- Wisconsin
- Monroe County
- This Wilton is located in Monroe County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilton that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Wilton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilton ...
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.
- Dry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Valley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Elliotsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elliotsville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
- Glen Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Carbon is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
- Glen Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Forest is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Ivanhoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Marvel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marvel is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Meadow Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Green is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Mission Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mission Hills is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pea Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Piper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Roberta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Sawmill Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Sixmile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Stems
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stems is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stems
- Superior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Superior is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Valley Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Willow Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Wilton 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 town such as Wilton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilton and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilton to Columbiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Wilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Wilton 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. |
| <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 Wilton 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 Wilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0790, Longitude: -86.8831 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.697 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.25 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.421 degrees. |
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