Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wetumpka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wetumpka and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wetumpka

• 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 Wetumpka:
  • 30.482974, -84.622967
  • 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 Wetumpka

• 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 Gadsden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gadsden County
  • Since Wetumpka is near Leon County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leon 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 Wetumpka

Communities Also Named Wetumpka ...

We found one communities that are also named Wetumpka.

Within Florida, the name Wetumpka is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Wetumpka in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Elmore County
    • This Wetumpka is located in Elmore County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wetumpka that is located in Gadsden County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Wetumpka.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wetumpka ...

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.

• Ebenezer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Florence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Hardaway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardaway is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
• Holland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holland is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Juniper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Juniper is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
• Lake View Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lake View Point is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Point
• Mount Pleasant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <2>
• Sawdust
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sawdust is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
• Scotland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Shady Rest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Rest is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest

How Far From Wetumpka 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 Wetumpka to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wetumpka and extending to:

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Gadsden County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Wetumpka to Tallahassee, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'