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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 Wallaceburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wallaceburg 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 Wallaceburg:
- 33.893166, -93.547401
- 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 Wallaceburg
- 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 Hempstead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hempstead County
- Since Wallaceburg is near Pike County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Wallaceburg
Communities Also Named Wallaceburg ...
We found one communities that are also named Wallaceburg.
Within Arkansas, the name Wallaceburg is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Wallaceburg in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Wallaceburg lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wallaceburg that is located in Hempstead County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallaceburg ...
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.
- Ball ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ball is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
- Billstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Delight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drab ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drab
- Emmet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Haretown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haretown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haretown
- Hopewell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Iron Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iron Springs is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Meeks Settlement
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meeks Settlement is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Settlement
- Perrytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Pike Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pike Junction is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Junction
- Piney Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
How Far From Wallaceburg 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 Wallaceburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wallaceburg and extending to:
- Hope, which is the Seat of Hempstead County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Wallaceburg to Hope, 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 four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,532 miles [12,121.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Wallaceburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wallaceburg 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 Wallaceburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8932, Longitude: -93.5474 In this case, the coordinates for Wallaceburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.927 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.272 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.069 degrees. |
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