Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wellville:
  • 37.127372, -77.920835
  • 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 Wellville

• 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 Nottoway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nottoway County
  • Since Wellville is near Dinwiddie County and also Amelia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amelia 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 Wellville

Communities Also Named Wellville ...

We found one communities that are also named Wellville.

Within Virginia, the name Wellville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Wellville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Worcester County
    • This Wellville is located in Worcester County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wellville that is located in Nottoway County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Wellville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellville ...

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.

• Clays Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clays Corner is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Corner
• Crewe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <2>
• Forkland ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
• Harpers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harpers is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
• Hebron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Hickory Run
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Run is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
• Martins Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Martins Corner is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
• Spainville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
• Winnie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Wellville to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 131 miles [210.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'