Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waidsboro:
  • 36.948750, -79.959758
  • 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 Waidsboro

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Waidsboro is near Henry County and also Patrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Patrick 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 Waidsboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waidsboro ...

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.

• Burnt Chimney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
• Copper Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Copper Hill is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copper Hill <1>
• Cross Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Figsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Figsboro is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
• Fork Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fork Mountain is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Mountain
• Hay Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hay Run is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Run
• Helm
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Helm is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
• Henry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Henry is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
• Henry Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Henry Fork is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Fork
• Red Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Valley is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
• Reed Creek Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
• Rocky Mount
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <1>
• Smart
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Smart is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waidsboro and extending to:

• Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Waidsboro to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,687 miles [7,543 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'