Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wexford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wexford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wexford
- 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 Wexford:
- 34.778211, -80.161452
- 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 Wexford
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Wexford is near Anson County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anson County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Wexford ...
We found eight communities that share the name Wexford.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Wexford.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Wexford is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wexford that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Wexford.
- Montgomery County
- This Wexford is located in Montgomery County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the north northeast of the Wexford that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wexford.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wexford ...
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.
- Deep Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Lees Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossroads
- Lees Crossroads is located in Chesterfield County
- Littles Quarters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Quarters
- Littles Quarters is located in Anson County (NC)
- Long Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Maysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Rivers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Ruby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <4>
How Far From Wexford 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 Wexford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wexford and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Wexford to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 332 miles [534.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wexford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wexford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wexford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7782, Longitude: -80.1615 In this case, the coordinates for Wexford 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 Wexford 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wexford 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 309.831 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.039 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.374 degrees. |