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

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 37.470426, -77.599156
    • 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
  • 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
    • Since Wedgewood is near Richmond County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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

Communities Also Named Wedgewood ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Wedgewood.

There are four communities within Virginia that are also named Wedgewood.

Beyond Virginia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Chesapeake City
      • This Wedgewood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Wedgewood.
    • Danville City
      • This Wedgewood is located in Danville City and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Wedgewood.
    • Henrico County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Henrico County and lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Wedgewood.
    • Norfolk City
      • This Wedgewood is located in Norfolk City and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Wedgewood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Wedgewood.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Kent County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Wedgewood.
      • New Castle County
      • This Wedgewood is located in New Castle County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the north northeast of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Wedgewood.
    • Georgia
      • Coweta County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Coweta County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Wedgewood.
      • Fayette County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Fayette County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the west southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Wedgewood.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Will County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Wedgewood.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Wedgewood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Wedgewood.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Wedgewood [Saint Louis County].
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the north of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Wedgewood.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Wake County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Wedgewood.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Wedgewood.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Wedgewood is located in Richland County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wedgewood that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Wedgewood.
    • Texas
      • Tarrant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wedgewood [Tarrant County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wedgewood ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Arrowhead is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Fairpines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
  • Fawnbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
  • Five Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Grand Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
  • Hobby Hill Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
  • Holiday Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Kings Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Land O'Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
  • Nuttree ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nuttree is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttree
  • Old Gun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Old Gun is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gun
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Piney Knolls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
    • Rolling Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Spring Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Wiseville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wiseville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseville

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

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

  • Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Wedgewood to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wedgewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Wedgewood 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.
<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 Wedgewood 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 Wedgewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4704, Longitude: -77.5992       In this case, the coordinates for Wedgewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.296 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.684 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.479 degrees.