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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 Wing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wing 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 Wing:
- 31.027698, -86.610295
- 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 Wing
- 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 Covington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Covington County
- Since Wing is near Okaloosa County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okaloosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Wing
Communities Also Named Wing ...
We found eight communities that are also named Wing.
Within Alabama, the name Wing is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Yell County
- This Wing is located in Yell County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wing that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Wing.
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Wing is located in Livingston County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the north of the Wing that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Wing.
- Montana
- Blaine County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Wing [Blaine County].
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Wing is located in Wyoming County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wing that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Wing.
- North Carolina
- Mitchell County
- This Wing is located in Mitchell County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wing that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Wing.
- North Dakota
- Burleigh County
- This Wing is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,327 miles [2,135.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wing that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Wing.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This Wing is located in Baker County and lies 1,934 miles [3,112.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wing that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Wing.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This Wing is located in Utah County and lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wing that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Wing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wing ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Flowersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Flowersville is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowersville
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Georgiaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgiaville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiaville
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Silver Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
How Far From Wing 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 Wing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wing and extending to:
- Andalusia, which is the Seat of Covington County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wing to Andalusia, 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Wing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Wing 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 Wing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0277, Longitude: -86.6103 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.383 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.605 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.724 degrees. |
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