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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 Wingard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wingard 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 Wingard:
- 31.833292, -86.148451
- 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 Wingard
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Wingard is near Crenshaw County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Wingard
Communities Also Named Wingard ...
We found one communities that are also named Wingard.
Within Alabama, the name Wingard is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Wingard in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Wingard lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wingard that is located in Pike County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wingard ...
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.
- Allred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allred is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Curry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Curry is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Forest Circle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Circle is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Circle
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fullers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fullers Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers Crossroads
- Good Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Hallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Heritage Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Ridge
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Lees Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lees Park is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Park
- Little Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
- Live Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Meadow Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shellhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shellhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellhorn
- Social Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Youngblood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Wingard 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 Wingard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wingard and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wingard to Troy, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wingard) 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 Wingard 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 Wingard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8333, Longitude: -86.1485 In this case, the coordinates for Wingard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.176 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.476 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.391 degrees. |
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