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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wan and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wan:
- 37.424585, -76.505505
- 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 Wan
- 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Wan is near Mathews County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Wan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wan ...
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.
- Allmondsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Clay Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Gum Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Fork is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Fork
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Banks is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Banks
- Hornets Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hornets Nest is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
- Lands End
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lands End is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Money
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Ordinary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Piankatank Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Piankatank Shores is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piankatank Shores
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Point Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Point Lookout is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
- Quiet Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quiet Cove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Cove
- Rosewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell
- Rosewell Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewell Harbor is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell Harbor
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Signpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Signpine is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signpine
- Soles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soles is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soles
- Stampers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stampers is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers
- Valley Front ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Front is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Front
- Woods Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
How Far From Wan to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wan and extending to:
- Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Wan to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Wan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4246, Longitude: -76.5055 In this case, the coordinates for Wan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.668 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.961 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.057 degrees. |
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