Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilma and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wilma
- 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 Wilma:
- 46.681552, -117.149336
- 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 Wilma
- 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 Whitman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Whitman County
- Since Wilma is near Latah County and also Nez Perce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Latah County
- eBird sighting report for Nez Perce 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wilma ...
We found two communities that share the name Wilma.
Within Washington, the name Wilma is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Wilma is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,270 miles [3,653.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wilma that is located in Whitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Wilma.
- Liberty County
- This Wilma is located in Liberty County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km] to the east southeast of the Wilma that is located in Whitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Wilma.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilma ...
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.
- Advent Hollow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advent Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Hollow
- Advent Hollow is located in Latah County (ID)
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Chambers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Chambers is located in Whitman County
- Cornwall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Joel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Lenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
- Ringo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Union Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Whitman County
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Whitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <3>
How Far From Wilma to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilma 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<4> community of Wilma once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilma and extending to:
- Colfax, which is the Seat of Whitman County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wilma to Colfax, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,511 miles [12,087.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,577 miles [8,975.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6816, Longitude: -117.1493 In this case, the coordinates for Wilma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Wilma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wilma to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.571 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.382 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.48 degrees. |