Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wayside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wayside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wayside
- 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 Wayside:
- 37.372370, -77.194697
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wayside
- 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 Charles City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Charles City County
- Since Wayside is near Chesterfield County and also Prince George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- eBird sighting report for Prince George 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wayside ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Wayside.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Wayside.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Wayside is located in Calhoun County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Wayside that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Wayside.
- Fayette County
- This Wayside is located in Fayette County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the west southwest of the Wayside that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Wayside.
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Montgomery County
- This Wayside is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<2> to the west of the Wayside that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wayside.
- Rice County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wayside [Rice County].
- Kentucky
- Anderson County
- This Wayside is located in Anderson County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<2> to the west of the Wayside that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Wayside.
- Spencer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Wayside [Spencer County].
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Hoke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Wayside [Hoke County].
- Swain County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Wayside [Swain County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Wayside [Rutherford County].
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Wayside [Warren County].
- Texas
- Armstrong County
- This Wayside is located in Armstrong County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<2> to the west of the Wayside that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Wayside.
- Lynn County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wayside [Lynn County].
- Roberts County
- This Wayside is located in Roberts County and lies 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km] to the west of the Wayside that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roberts County community of Wayside.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wayside ...
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.
- Charles City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
- Charles City is located in Charles City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <4>
- Deep Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Hopewell City
- Freetown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Garysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Greenway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
- Jordans Point ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordans Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Point
- Jordans Point is located in Prince George County
- Meadowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merchants Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
- Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
- Rivers Edge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
- Roaches Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaches Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches Corner
- Roaches Corner is located in Charles City County
- Sandybottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandybottom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandybottom
- Sandybottom is located in Charles City County
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Screamersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
How Far From Wayside 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 Wayside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wayside and extending to:
- Charles City, which is the Seat of Charles City County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Wayside to Richmond, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the north (N). 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wayside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Charles City County: www.co.charles-city.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Wayside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- Wayside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wayside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3724, Longitude: -77.1947 In this case, the coordinates for Wayside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wayside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Wayside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.067 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.408 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.352 degrees. |