weird place names

Wagga Wagga informally called Wagga) is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of 46,913 people, Wagga Wagga is the states largest inland city, and is an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia. It is midway between the two largest cities in Australia, Sydney and Melbourne, and is the major regional centre for the Riverina and South West Slopes regions.

The City of Cockburn is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Fremantle and about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Perths central business district. The City covers an area of 167.5 square kilometres (64.7 sq mi) and has a population of 89,683 (2011).

The islands motto, which appears on the Councils coat of arms, is Me? l?gum skal land byggja. This Icelandic phrase is taken from Nj

Wetwang is a Yorkshire Wolds village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Driffield on the A166 road.

Whiskey Dick Mountain is located 15 miles (24 km) east of Ellensburg, in Washington state. It is in the, 28,549 acre (11,553 ha), Whiskey Dick Unit of the L.T. Murray Wildlife Area. It is the highest point on Windy Ridge and the site of the Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility. The farm, with 149 wind turbines, is owned by Puget Sound Energy.Access to land owned or leased by the power company is open to the public for recreational use by permit only. The area, characterized by sagebrush steppe and rocky outcroppings, provides opportunities for hiking and hunting.

Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role in the history and communications of this part of England. It still retains a strong link with the river. The opening of the international railway station immediately west of the town at Ebbsfleet Valley, the arrival of High Speed train services to and from Gravesend railway station itself, and the towns position in the Thames Gateway, have all added to the towns importance.

Bird in Hand is an unincorporated community and census designated place with parts lying in East Lampeter Township, and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County in the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community has a large Amish and Mennonite population. As of the 2010 census, its population was 402.

Embarrass is an unincorporated community in Embarrass Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located on the Mesabi Iron Range. With an average annual temperature of 34.5

Plain City is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 5,476 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ogden?Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the towns population was 52,497. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington?Normal metropolitan area, and the seventh most populous community in Illinois, outside of the Chicago metropolitan area. The mayor of Normal is Chris Koos.