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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 Wewahitchka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wewahitchka 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 Wewahitchka:
- 30.112703, -85.200269
- 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 Wewahitchka
- 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 Gulf County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gulf County
- Since Wewahitchka is near Liberty County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Wewahitchka
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wewahitchka ...
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.
- Bon Ami
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bon Ami is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
- Brickyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard
- Early
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Early is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Honeyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Honeyville is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Lake Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Grove is located in Gulf County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
- Lewis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mosquito Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mosquito Landing is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Landing
- Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Owl Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Landing is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Landing
How Far From Wewahitchka 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 city such as Wewahitchka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wewahitchka and extending to:
- Port Saint Joe, which is the Seat of Gulf County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wewahitchka to Port Saint Joe, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,332 miles [11,799.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Wewahitchka) 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 Wewahitchka 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 Wewahitchka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1127, Longitude: -85.2003 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.499 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.456 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.385 degrees. |
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