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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 Wrightsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wrightsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wrightsville:
    • 34.220726, -77.817205
    • 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 Wrightsville
  • 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 Wrightsville ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Wrightsville.

Within North Carolina, the name Wrightsville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the west of the Wrightsville that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Wrightsville.
    • Georgia
      • Johnson County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Johnson County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wrightsville that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Wrightsville.
    • Illinois
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Wrightsville [Greene County].
    • Kansas
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wrightsville [Elk County].
    • Missouri
      • Dunklin County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wrightsville that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Wrightsville.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Burlington County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wrightsville that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Wrightsville.
      • Monmouth County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Monmouth County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the north northeast of the Wrightsville that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Wrightsville.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Adams County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wrightsville that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Wrightsville.
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Wrightsville.
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wrightsville [Madison County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Warren County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Warren County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the north of the Wrightsville that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Wrightsville.
      • York County
      • This Wrightsville is located in York County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the north of the Wrightsville that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Wrightsville.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Washington County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wrightsville that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wrightsville.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Wrightsville is located in Caroline County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the north of the Wrightsville that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Wrightsville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Wrightsville [Jackson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrightsville ...

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.

  • Fairlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Fairlawn is located in New Hanover County
  • Falcon Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Point
    • Falcon Point is located in New Hanover County
  • Kings Grant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
  • Lincoln Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Forest
    • Lincoln Forest is located in New Hanover County
  • Lions Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lions Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
    • Lions Gate is located in New Hanover County
  • Ocean View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Ocean View is located in New Hanover County
  • Piney Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
    • Piney Woods is located in New Hanover County
  • Queens Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Point
    • Queens Point is located in New Hanover County
  • Shell Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bank
    • Shell Bank is located in New Hanover County
  • Shell Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
    • Shell Island is located in New Hanover County
  • Stoneybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Stoneybrook is located in New Hanover County
  • Treasure Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Cove
    • Treasure Cove is located in New Hanover County
  • Winter Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
    • Winter Park is located in New Hanover County

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Hanover County, lies just to the West.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Wrightsville to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wrightsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Hanover County: www.nhcgov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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- Wrightsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrightsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2207, Longitude: -77.8172       In this case, the coordinates for Wrightsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Wrightsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Wrightsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Wrightsville 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 308.521 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.456 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.673 degrees.




 

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