Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wedgewood Farms:
  • 37.118761, -77.383869
  • 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 Wedgewood Farms

• 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 Prince George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
  • Since Wedgewood Farms is near Dinwiddie County and also Petersburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Petersburg City

• 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 Wedgewood Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wedgewood Farms ...

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.

• Camelot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Camelot is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Carson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Derby ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Derby is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Duck Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Duck Woods is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Woods
• Field Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
• Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Heights is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
• Kingwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kingwood is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
• Lees Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lees Mill is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
• Pine Gardens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Gardens is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
• Ramblewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ramblewood is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
• Reams
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Reams is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams
• Virginia Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Virginia Hills is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
• Walnut Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

• Prince George, which is the Seat of Prince George County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Wedgewood Farms to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'