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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 Wetappo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wetappo 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 Wetappo:
- 30.055203, -85.421310
- 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 Wetappo
- 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 Bay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
- Since Wetappo is near Gulf County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gulf County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Wetappo
Communities Also Named Wetappo ...
We found one communities that are also named Wetappo.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Wetappo.
Beyond Florida.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Gulf County
- This Wetappo is located in Gulf County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wetappo that is located in Bay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gulf County community of Wetappo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wetappo ...
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.
- Bayou George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou George is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou George
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Early
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Early is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Farmdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Highland View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland View is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Honeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Honeyville is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Lake Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Grove is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
- Long Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Long Point is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Mexico Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Panama City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Wetappo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wetappo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wetappo and extending to:
- Panama City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wetappo to Panama City, 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wetappo) 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 Wetappo 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 Wetappo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0552, Longitude: -85.4213 In this case, the coordinates for Wetappo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.62 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.587 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.475 degrees. |
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