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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 Wellington Way, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellington Way 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 Wellington Way:
- 36.121526, -80.120322
- 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 Wellington Way
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Wellington Way is near Guilford County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Wellington Way
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellington Way ...
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.
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Bonanza Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Chalk Level ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Cityview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cityview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
- Four Seasons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Seasons is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Greystone Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- High Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Skyview Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
- Smokerise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Sun Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Timber Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Union Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cross is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Walkertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
How Far From Wellington Way 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 Wellington Way to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wellington Way and extending to:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Wellington Way to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellington Way) 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 Wellington Way 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 Wellington Way. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1215, Longitude: -80.1203 In this case, the coordinates for Wellington Way have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.798 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.198 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.945 degrees. |
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