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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 Wellford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellford 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 Wellford:
- 37.885692, -76.765793
- 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 Wellford
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Wellford is near Essex County and also King and Queen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen 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 Wellford
Communities Also Named Wellford ...
We found three communities that are also named Wellford.
Within Virginia, the name Wellford is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Chicot County
- This Wellford is located in Chicot County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wellford that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Wellford.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Wellford is located in Spartanburg County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wellford that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Wellford.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Wellford is located in Kanawha County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wellford that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Wellford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellford ...
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.
- Center Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Cross is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cross
- Dunnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ethel is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Indian Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Field is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Island Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Island Farm is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Farm
- Jacks Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacks Fork is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Fork
- Longist Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Longist Forks is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longist Forks
- Plant Patch Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plant Patch Ferry is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant Patch Ferry
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Tidewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tidewater is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
- Upright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upright is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upright
- Wildwood Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Beach is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach
How Far From Wellford 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 Wellford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wellford and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Wellford to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wellford) 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 Wellford 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 Wellford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8857, Longitude: -76.7658 In this case, the coordinates for Wellford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.792 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.172 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.988 degrees. |
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