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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 Wakulla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wakulla 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 Wakulla:
- 34.792663, -79.255038
- 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 Wakulla
- 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Since Wakulla is near Hoke County and also Scotland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland 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 Wakulla
Communities Also Named Wakulla ...
We found one communities that are also named Wakulla.
Within North Carolina, the name Wakulla is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Wakulla in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Wakulla County
- This Wakulla is located in Wakulla County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wakulla that is located in Robeson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Wakulla.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wakulla ...
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.
- Crump Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Edinburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edinburgh is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Floral College
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Floral College is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
- Gold Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Lincoln Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Moss Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Red Banks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Red Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sunshine Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Park is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
How Far From Wakulla to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wakulla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wakulla and extending to:
- Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wakulla to Lumberton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wakulla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wakulla 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 Wakulla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7927, Longitude: -79.2550 In this case, the coordinates for Wakulla have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.316 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.452 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.025 degrees. |
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