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we pass this GPS location for Wildwood:
37.243471, -79.960871
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We found 85 communities that share the name Wildwood.
There are five communities within Virginia that are also named Wildwood.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 80 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 80 communities, 81 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Albemarle County
This Wildwood is located in Albemarle County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Wildwood.
Campbell County
This Wildwood is located in Campbell County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Wildwood.
Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Wildwood [Fairfax County].
Fluvanna County
This Wildwood is located in Fluvanna County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Wildwood.
Henrico 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 Virginia community of Wildwood [Henrico County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Montgomery County
This Wildwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wildwood.
Randolph County
This Wildwood is located in Randolph County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Wildwood.
Alberta
This Wildwood lies 2,018 miles [3,247.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
Arkansas
Lonoke County
This Wildwood is located in Lonoke County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Wildwood.
Saint Francis County
This Wildwood is located in Saint Francis County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Wildwood.
British Columbia
This Wildwood lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
California
Humboldt 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 California community of Wildwood [Humboldt County].
Los Angeles County
This Wildwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,163 miles [3,481 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Wildwood.
Santa Cruz County
This Wildwood is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Wildwood.
Sonoma County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Wildwood [Sonoma County].
Trinity County
This Wildwood is located in Trinity County and lies 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Wildwood.
Colorado
Jefferson County
This Wildwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Wildwood.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Wildwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Wildwood.
Sumter County
This Wildwood is located in Sumter County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Wildwood.
Georgia
Bartow County
This Wildwood is located in Bartow County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Wildwood.
Dade County
This Wildwood is located in Dade County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Wildwood.
Liberty County
This Wildwood is located in Liberty County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Wildwood.
Paulding County
This Wildwood is located in Paulding County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Wildwood.
Troup County
This Wildwood is located in Troup County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Wildwood.
Illinois
Cook 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 Illinois community of Wildwood [Cook County].
Kane County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Wildwood [Kane County].
Lake County
This Wildwood is located in Lake County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Wildwood.
Indiana
Grant 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 Indiana community of Wildwood [Grant County].
Steuben County
This Wildwood is located in Steuben County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Wildwood.
Kansas
Rice 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 Kansas community of Wildwood [Rice County].
Kentucky
Jefferson County
This Wildwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Wildwood.
Louisiana
Assumption Parish
This Wildwood is located in Assumption Parish and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Wildwood.
Catahoula Parish
This Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Wildwood.
De Soto Parish
This Wildwood is located in De Soto Parish and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Wildwood.
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Wildwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Wildwood.
Maine
Somerset County
This Wildwood is located in Somerset County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Wildwood.
Maryland
Harford County
This Wildwood is located in Harford County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Wildwood.
Saint Mary's County
This Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Wildwood.
Michigan
Charlevoix County
This Wildwood is located in Charlevoix County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlevoix County community of Wildwood.
Cheboygan County
This Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of Wildwood.
Crawford County
This Wildwood is located in Crawford County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Wildwood.
Emmet 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 Michigan community of Wildwood [Emmet County].
Manistee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wildwood [Manistee County].
Muskegon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wildwood [Muskegon County].
Van Buren County
This Wildwood is located in Van Buren County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Wildwood.
Minnesota
Koochiching County
This Wildwood is located in Koochiching County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Wildwood.
Mississippi
Coahoma County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Wildwood [Coahoma County].
Lee County
This Wildwood is located in Lee County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Wildwood.
Leflore County
This Wildwood is located in Leflore County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leflore County community of Wildwood.
Marion 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 Mississippi community of Wildwood [Marion County].
Monroe County
This Wildwood is located in Monroe County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Wildwood.
Missouri
Harrison County
This Wildwood is located in Harrison County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Wildwood.
Saint Louis County
This Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Wildwood.
New Hampshire
Grafton County
This Wildwood is located in Grafton County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Wildwood.
New Jersey
Cape May County
This Wildwood is located in Cape May County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Wildwood.
New York
Saint Lawrence County
This Wildwood is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Wildwood.
Suffolk County
This Wildwood is located in Suffolk County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Wildwood.
North Carolina
Carteret County
This Wildwood is located in Carteret County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Wildwood.
Lee County
This Wildwood is located in Lee County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Wildwood.
Mecklenburg County
This Wildwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Wildwood.
Orange County
This Wildwood is located in Orange County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Wildwood.
Wilson County
This Wildwood is located in Wilson County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Wildwood.
Ohio
Butler 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 Ohio community of Wildwood [Butler County].
Oklahoma
Garfield 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 Oklahoma community of Wildwood [Garfield County].
Ontario
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 Ontario community of Wildwood.
Oregon
Clackamas County
This Wildwood is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,223 miles [3,577.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Wildwood.
Lane County
This Wildwood is located in Lane County and lies 2,268 miles [3,650 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Wildwood.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Wildwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Wildwood.
Huntingdon 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 Pennsylvania community of Wildwood [Huntingdon County].
Union County
This Wildwood is located in Union County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km] to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Wildwood.
Quebec
This Wildwood lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the north northeast.
South Carolina
Charleston County
This Wildwood is located in Charleston County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Wildwood.
Tennessee
Blount County
This Wildwood is located in Blount County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Wildwood.
Carter County
This Wildwood is located in Carter County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Wildwood.
Hamblen County
This Wildwood is located in Hamblen County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Wildwood.
Putnam County
This Wildwood is located in Putnam County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Wildwood.
Texas
Bexar County
Although located in Bexar County, we don't know the location within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Wildwood.
Hardin County
This Wildwood is located in Hardin County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Wildwood.
Utah
Davis County
This Wildwood is located in Davis County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Wildwood.
Salt Lake County
This Wildwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wildwood.
Utah County
This Wildwood is located in Utah County and lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Wildwood.
Weber County
This Wildwood is located in Weber County and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Wildwood.
Washington
Kitsap County
This Wildwood is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,258 miles [3,633.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Wildwood.
Lewis County
This Wildwood is located in Lewis County and lies 2,276 miles [3,662.9 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Wildwood.
Wisconsin
Saint Croix County
This Wildwood is located in Saint Croix County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Wildwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildwood ...
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.
Castle Hill (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Wildwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wildwood and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wildwood to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wildwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wildwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2435, Longitude: -79.9609 In this case, the coordinates for Wildwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Wildwood 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 . 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>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wildwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Wildwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.684 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.234 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.519 degrees.