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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 Wilsie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilsie 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 Wilsie:
- 32.800056, -115.603053
- 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 Wilsie
- 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Imperial 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 Wilsie
Communities Also Named Wilsie ...
We found one communities that are also named Wilsie.
Within California, the name Wilsie is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Wilsie in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Wilsie is located in Braxton County and lies 1,975 miles [3,178.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilsie that is located in Imperial County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Wilsie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilsie ...
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.
- Citrus View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Citrus View is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus View
- Dixieland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dixieland is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
- Edgar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edgar is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Fuller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Imperial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Signal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Signal is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Signal
- Perrys Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perrys Corner is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Plaster City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plaster City is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaster City
How Far From Wilsie 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 Wilsie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilsie and extending to:
- El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies just to the East.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Wilsie to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,182 miles [3,511.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,581 miles [12,200.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,349 miles [13,436.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 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- Wilsie) 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 Wilsie 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 Wilsie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8001, Longitude: -115.6031 In this case, the coordinates for Wilsie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.88 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.18 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.111 degrees. |
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