Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Waybay:
  • 36.842927, -77.596652
  • 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 Waybay

• 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
  • Since Waybay is near Brunswick County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Waybay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waybay ...

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.

• Cowie Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
• Fields Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fields Crossroads is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
• Little Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Little Mill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mill
• Pleasant Shade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
• Purdy
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Purdy is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
• Radium
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Radium is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
• Rivers Edge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rivers Edge is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
• Walnut Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
• Willow Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Willow Oaks is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks

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

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

• Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waybay to Emporia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'