Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wila, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wila and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wila
- 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 Wila:
- 36.616725, -89.783417
- 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 Wila
- 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 New Madrid County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
- Since Wila is near Stoddard County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
- eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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 Wila ...
We found one communities that share the name Wila.
Within Missouri, the name Wila is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Wila in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wila ...
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.
- Charter Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Charter Oak is located in Stoddard County
- Cody ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Crumpecker ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumpecker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpecker
- Crumpecker is located in New Madrid County
- Forest Spur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spur
- Forest Spur is located in New Madrid County
- Hills Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
- Hills Store is located in Stoddard County
- Howardville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Hurricane Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Ridge
- Hurricane Ridge is located in New Madrid County
- Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Marco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Sky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Wila 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 Wila to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Wila once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wila and extending to:
- New Madrid, which is the Seat of New Madrid County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wila to New Madrid, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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- Wila) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wila. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6167, Longitude: -89.7834 In this case, the coordinates for Wila 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> | 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 Wila, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Wila 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 315.71 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.062 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.903 degrees. |