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 Wanamaker:
39.704489, -86.009705
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.
We found ten communities that share the name Wanamaker.
Within Indiana, the name Wanamaker is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Iowa
Ringgold County
This Wanamaker is located in Ringgold County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wanamaker that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ringgold County community of Wanamaker.
Kansas
Shawnee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wanamaker [Shawnee County].
Kentucky
Webster County
This Wanamaker is located in Webster County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wanamaker that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Wanamaker.
Maryland
Wicomico County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Wanamaker [Wicomico County].
Mississippi
Tunica County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Wanamaker [Tunica County].
Missouri
Saline County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Wanamaker [Saline County].
North Carolina
Montgomery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Wanamaker [Montgomery County].
Ohio
Monroe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wanamaker [Monroe County].
Oklahoma
Kingfisher County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Wanamaker [Kingfisher County].
South Carolina
Horry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Wanamaker [Horry County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wanamaker ...
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.
Crossroad Temple (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroad Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Wanamaker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wanamaker and extending to:
Indianapolis, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wanamaker to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wanamaker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wanamaker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7045, Longitude: -86.0097 In this case, the coordinates for Wanamaker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Wanamaker could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wanamaker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Wanamaker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.381 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.817 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.415 degrees.