Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wake Forest:
  • 37.221515, -80.572003
  • 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 Wake Forest

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Wake Forest is near Pulaski County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Wake Forest

Communities Also Named Wake Forest ...

We found one communities that are also named Wake Forest.

Within Virginia, the name Wake Forest is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Wake Forest in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Franklin County
    • This Wake Forest is located in Franklin County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wake Forest that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Wake Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wake Forest ...

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.

• Bear Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Spring is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Spring
• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Dry Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
• Fairlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Maybrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maybrook is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
• Parrott
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Parrott is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
• Pepper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pepper is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
• Peppers Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Peppers Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Ferry
• Prices Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
• Staytide ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Staytide is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staytide

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

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

• Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wake Forest to Christiansburg, 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 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'