Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wagarville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wagarville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wagarville
- 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 Wagarville:
- 44.030854, -84.467512
- 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 Wagarville
- 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 Gladwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gladwin County
- Since Wagarville is near Clare County and also Ogemaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clare County
- eBird sighting report for Ogemaw 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 Wagarville ...
We found two communities that share the name Wagarville.
Within Michigan, the name Wagarville is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Washington County
- This Wagarville is located in Washington County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wagarville that is located in Gladwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wagarville.
- Ontario
- This Wagarville lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the east of the Wagarville that is located in Gladwin County.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wagarville ...
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.
- Butman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Edwards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Hard Luck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Highwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Hockaday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Long Lake Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Heights
- Long Lake Heights is located in Clare County
- Lyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Podunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Sugar Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
How Far From Wagarville to ...
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 Wagarville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wagarville and extending to:
- Gladwin, which is the Seat of Gladwin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wagarville to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wagarville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wagarville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wagarville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0309, Longitude: -84.4675 In this case, the coordinates for Wagarville 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 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 Wagarville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.279 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.196 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.288 degrees. |