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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 Wares Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wares Crossroads 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 Wares Crossroads:
- 38.079582, -77.879995
- 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 Wares Crossroads
- 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 Louisa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- Since Wares Crossroads is near Spotsylvania County and also Orange 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 Orange 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 Wares Crossroads
Communities Also Named Wares Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Wares Crossroads.
Within Virginia, the name Wares Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Wares Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Troup County
- This Wares Crossroads is located in Troup County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wares Crossroads that is located in Louisa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Wares Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wares Crossroads ...
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.
- Childs Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Cuckoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Dan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
- Granite Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Harris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Jones
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jones is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Kirk O'Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kirk O'Cliff is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk O'Cliff
- Mineral
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plum Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Prince Dominion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prince Dominion is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Dominion
- Ribbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ribbon is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribbon
- Thornhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- White Owl Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Owl Landing is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl Landing
How Far From Wares Crossroads 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 Wares Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wares Crossroads and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Wares Crossroads to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wares Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wares Crossroads 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 Wares Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0796, Longitude: -77.8800 In this case, the coordinates for Wares Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.431 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.93 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.372 degrees. |
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