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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 Wanda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wanda 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 Wanda:
    • 37.858715, -81.927901
    • 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 Wanda
  • 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
    • Since Wanda is near Boone County and also Mingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo 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 Wanda

Communities Also Named Wanda ...

We found five communities that are also named Wanda.

Within West Virginia, the name Wanda is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Wanda [Orange County].
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Wanda is located in Madison County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Wanda that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Wanda.
    • Minnesota
      • Redwood County
      • This Wanda is located in Redwood County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Wanda that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Redwood County community of Wanda.
    • Missouri
      • Newton County
      • This Wanda is located in Newton County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the west of the Wanda that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Wanda.
    • Ontario
      • This Wanda lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<2> to the north of the Wanda that is located in Logan County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wanda ...

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.

  • Argyle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Argyle is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Black Bottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Black Bottom is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
  • Chambers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chambers is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Crooked Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Dog Patch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dog Patch is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Patch
  • Ethel
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ethel is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Freeze Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Freeze Fork is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Fork
  • Monitor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Monitor is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
  • Peach Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Peach Creek is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
  • Red Campbell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Red Campbell is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Campbell
  • Ridgeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ridgeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
  • Rum Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rum Junction is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rum Junction
  • Sunbeam
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sunbeam is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam

How Far From Wanda to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wanda to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wanda and extending to:

  • Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the West.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Wanda to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,736 miles [7,621.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Wanda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Wanda) 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 Wanda 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 Wanda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8587, Longitude: -81.9279       In this case, the coordinates for Wanda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.848 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.654 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.146 degrees.