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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 Wegan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wegan 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 Wegan:
- 38.826999, -86.019145
- 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 Wegan
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Wegan is near Washington County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Wegan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wegan ...
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.
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Freetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gooseport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gooseport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseport
- Hangman Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hangman Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hangman Crossing
- Little York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pumpkin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Shields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shields is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Surprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Wegan 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 Wegan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wegan and extending to:
- Brownstown, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Wegan to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Wegan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wegan 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 Wegan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8270, Longitude: -86.0191 In this case, the coordinates for Wegan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.382 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.693 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.665 degrees. |
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