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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 Wigner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wigner 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 Wigner:
- 38.784802, -82.333207
- 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 Wigner
- 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
- Since Wigner is near Mason County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Wigner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wigner ...
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.
- Angel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Angel is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Boggs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boggs is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Evans Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evans Heights is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Heights
- Gage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gage is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hedgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hedgewood is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
- Hideaway Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Meadow Look
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Look is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Look
- Moody ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moody is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Orchard Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hill is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Patriot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Willow Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Woods is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Wigner 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 Wigner 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<2> community of Wigner once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wigner and extending to:
- Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Wigner to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wigner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wigner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wigner 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 Wigner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7848, Longitude: -82.3332 In this case, the coordinates for Wigner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.082 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.057 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.03 degrees. |
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