Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wagon Wheel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wagon Wheel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wagon Wheel
- 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 Wagon Wheel:
- 31.236855, -83.461829
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wagon Wheel
- 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Wagon Wheel is near Colquitt County and also Tift County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colquitt County
- eBird sighting report for Tift 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wagon Wheel ...
We found one communities that share the name Wagon Wheel.
Within Georgia, the name Wagon Wheel is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Wagon Wheel in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Collier County
- This Wagon Wheel is located in Collier County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wagon Wheel that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Wagon Wheel.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wagon Wheel ...
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.
- Barneyville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneyville
- Barneyville is located in Cook County
- Chaserville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaserville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaserville
- Chaserville is located in Cook County
- Cool Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Cool Springs is located in Colquitt County
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Flat Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Greggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Heartpine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Jerusalem ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Kelltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Sparks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Sparks is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <3>
How Far From Wagon Wheel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wagon Wheel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wagon Wheel and extending to:
- Adel, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Wagon Wheel to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wagon Wheel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Wagon Wheel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wagon Wheel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2369, Longitude: -83.4618 In this case, the coordinates for Wagon Wheel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wagon Wheel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.597 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.568 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.525 degrees. |