Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Waynesboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waynesboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Waynesboro
- 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 Waynesboro:
- 35.324627, -87.750793
- 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 Waynesboro
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Waynesboro is near Lawrence County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Waynesboro ...
We found five communities that share the name Waynesboro.
Within Tennessee, the name Waynesboro is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Burke County
- This Waynesboro is located in Burke County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Waynesboro that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Waynesboro.
- Mississippi
- Wayne County
- This Waynesboro is located in Wayne County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Waynesboro that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Waynesboro.
- Pennsylvania
- Franklin County
- This Waynesboro is located in Franklin County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waynesboro that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Waynesboro.
- Virginia
- Augusta 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 Virginia community of Waynesboro [Augusta County].
- Waynesboro City
- This Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waynesboro that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waynesboro City community of Waynesboro.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waynesboro ...
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.
- Big Rock Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Ford
- Big Rock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Bird ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Buffalo Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Valley
- Buffalo Valley is located in Lewis County
- Cyclone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Flatwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
- Green River ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Wayne County
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Lovie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Moccasin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Moon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Slickrock Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Turkey Track
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Track have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Track
- Turkey Track is located in Lawrence County
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Waynesboro to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Waynesboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waynesboro and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Waynesboro to Nashville, 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 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waynesboro: www.cityofwaynesboro.org/
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waynesboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waynesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3246, Longitude: -87.7508 In this case, the coordinates for Waynesboro 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro 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 314.359 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.325 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.297 degrees. |