Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wilderness Corner:
  • 38.321241, -77.700824
  • 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 Wilderness Corner

• 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
  • Since Wilderness Corner is near Orange County and also Culpeper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper 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 Wilderness Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilderness Corner ...

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.

• Chancellor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chancellor is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
• Chancellorsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chancellorsville is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellorsville
• Cookstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cookstown is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
• Flat Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Run
• Gold Dale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Dale is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dale
• Hazel Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazel Grove is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
• Holly Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Holly Corners is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corners
• Indian Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Town is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
• Locust Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Locust Grove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <1>
• Screamerville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
• Shady Grove Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Corner
• Todds Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
• Wilderness
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wilderness is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wilderness Corner and extending to:

• Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilderness Corner to Spotsylvania, 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'