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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 Wigrich, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wigrich 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 Wigrich:
- 44.805953, -123.150097
- 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 Wigrich
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Wigrich is near Marion County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Wigrich
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wigrich ...
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.
- Bowersville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowersville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Fern Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fern Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Corner
- Fir Villa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fir Villa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Villa
- Hopville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hopville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopville
- Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lewisville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Maple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Pringle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pringle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Rosedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tarter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tarter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarter
How Far From Wigrich 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 Wigrich to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wigrich and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wigrich to Dallas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,374 miles [3,820.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,731 miles [12,441.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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> | 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- Wigrich) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wigrich 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 Wigrich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8060, Longitude: -123.1501 In this case, the coordinates for Wigrich have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.402 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.909 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.466 degrees. |
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