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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 Wapella, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wapella 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 Wapella:
- 40.220673, -88.961273
- 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 Wapella
- 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 De Witt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Witt County
- Since Wapella is near McLean County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Wapella
Communities Also Named Wapella ...
We found one communities that are also named Wapella.
Within Illinois, the name Wapella is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Wapella in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Wapella lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wapella that is located in De Witt County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wapella ...
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.
- Bucks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bucks is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Burns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burns is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Downs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Funks Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Funks Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
- Hallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
How Far From Wapella 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 village such as Wapella to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wapella and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of De Witt County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Wapella to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wapella) 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 Wapella 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 Wapella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2207, Longitude: -88.9613 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.304 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.091 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.671 degrees. |
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