Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ann Wrights Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ann Wrights Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ann Wrights Corner

• 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 Ann Wrights Corner:
  • 38.090134, -77.526095
  • 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 Ann Wrights Corner

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Ann Wrights Corner is near Spotsylvania County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover 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 Ann Wrights Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ann Wrights Corner ...

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.

• Carters Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Carters Store is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Store
• Cedar Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
• Chilesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chilesburg is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
• Guinea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Guinea is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
• Hams Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hams Ford is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Ford
• Ladysmith
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ladysmith is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
• Locks Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Locks Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Nancy Wrights Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Nancy Wrights Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Wrights Corner
• Old Trap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Trap is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
• Poplar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar

How Far From Ann Wrights Corner 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 community such as Ann Wrights Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ann Wrights Corner and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ann Wrights Corner to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,533 miles [7,295.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'