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.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wil-Mar Park

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Wil-Mar Park

• 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 Cabarrus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus County
  • Since Wil-Mar Park is near Rowan County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Wil-Mar Park

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)
  • Centerview is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
• Cold Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cold Springs is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Cold Water
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cold Water is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Water
• Cooks Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cooks Crossing is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
• Fisher Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
• Glass
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glass is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Poplar Tent
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
• Roberta Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Roberta Mill is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta Mill
• Royal Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Shady Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Brook is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook

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<1> 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]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Wil-Mar Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'