Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wayland Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wayland Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wayland Springs

• 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 Wayland Springs:
  • 35.061749, -87.574746
  • 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 Wayland Springs

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Wayland Springs is near Wayne County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Wayland Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wayland Springs ...

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.

• Clack Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clack Branch is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clack Branch
• Corning ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Corning is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
• Geneva
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneva is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Green Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Holly Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
• Iron City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Iron City is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Light ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Light is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
• Star ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Star is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
• Wolf Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

How Far From Wayland Springs 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 Wayland Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wayland Springs and extending to:

• Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wayland Springs to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 88 miles [141.6 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 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'