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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 Wil-Mar Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wil-Mar Park 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 Wil-Mar Park:
- 35.424862, -80.601734
- 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 Wil-Mar Park
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wil-Mar Park ...
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.
- Centerview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Centerview is located in Cabarrus County
- Cold Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Cabarrus County
- Cold Water
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Water
- Cold Water is located in Cabarrus County
- Cooks Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
- Cooks Crossing is located in Cabarrus County
- Fisher Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Glass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Glass is located in Cabarrus County
- Poplar Tent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Tent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Roberta Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta Mill
- Roberta Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Royal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Cabarrus County
- Shady Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Shady Brook is located in Cabarrus County
How Far From Wil-Mar Park 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 Wil-Mar Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wil-Mar Park and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Cabarrus County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Wil-Mar Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 309 miles [497.3 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Wil-Mar Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wil-Mar Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4249, Longitude: -80.6017 In this case, the coordinates for Wil-Mar Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wil-Mar Park 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 310.082 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.422 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.35 degrees. |
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