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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 Weirwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weirwood 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 Weirwood:
- 37.457080, -75.869653
- 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 Weirwood
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Weirwood is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Weirwood
Communities Also Named Weirwood ...
We found one communities that are also named Weirwood.
Within Virginia, the name Weirwood is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Weirwood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Weirwood is located in Fayette County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the west of the Weirwood that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Weirwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weirwood ...
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.
- Bacon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bacon Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Birdsnest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Franktown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harbour Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harbour Point is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Point
- Hare Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hare Valley is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Valley
- Hideaway Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hideaway Cove is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Cove
- Jamesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Little Johnsontown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Johnsontown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Johnsontown
- Marionville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Martins Siding
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Siding is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Siding
- Peaceful Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceful Beach is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Beach
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Peaceful Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceful Shores is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Shores
- Reedtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
- Shadyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shadyside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Silver Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Beach is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
How Far From Weirwood 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 Weirwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weirwood and extending to:
- Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Weirwood to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 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- Weirwood) 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 Weirwood 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 Weirwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4571, Longitude: -75.8697 In this case, the coordinates for Weirwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.302 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.549 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.792 degrees. |
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