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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 Wagoner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wagoner 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 Wagoner:
    • 36.157079, -80.794235
    • 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 Wagoner
  • 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 Wagoner ...

We found nine communities that share the name Wagoner.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Wagoner.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Ashe County
      • This Wagoner is located in Ashe County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wagoner that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Wagoner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Wagoner [Yavapai County].
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This Wagoner is located in Shasta County and lies 2,232 miles [3,592.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wagoner that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Wagoner.
    • Indiana
      • Fulton County
      • This Wagoner is located in Fulton County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wagoner that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Wagoner.
      • Miami County
      • This Wagoner is located in Miami County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km] to the northwest of the Wagoner that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Wagoner.
    • Kentucky
      • Pike County
      • This Wagoner is located in Pike County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wagoner that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Wagoner.
    • Missouri
      • Cedar County
      • This Wagoner is located in Cedar County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wagoner that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Wagoner.
    • Oklahoma
      • Wagoner County
      • This Wagoner is located in Wagoner County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wagoner that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wagoner County community of Wagoner.
    • West Virginia
      • Mineral County
      • This Wagoner is located in Mineral County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wagoner that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Wagoner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wagoner ...

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.

  • Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Center is located in Yadkin County
  • Cycle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
    • Cycle is located in Yadkin County
  • Eagle Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
  • Footville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
    • Footville is located in Yadkin County
  • Jonesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
  • Little Richmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Richmond
    • Little Richmond is located in Surry County
  • Lone Hickory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hickory
    • Lone Hickory is located in Yadkin County
  • Longtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
    • Longtown is located in Yadkin County
  • Pea Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Pea Ridge is located in Yadkin County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
  • Sugartown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
    • Sugartown is located in Yadkin County
  • Swan Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
    • Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
  • Union Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Union Grove is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Grove <4>
  • Zion ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Iredell County

How Far From Wagoner 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 Wagoner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wagoner and extending to:

  • Yadkinville, which is the Seat of Yadkin County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Wagoner to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wagoner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yadkin County: www.yadkincounty.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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- Wagoner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wagoner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1571, Longitude: -80.7942       In this case, the coordinates for Wagoner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Wagoner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Wagoner 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 310.191 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.653 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.204 degrees.









 

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