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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 Williams Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williams Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Williams Corner:
    • 37.888467, -76.466618
    • 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 Williams 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
    • Since Williams Corner is near Lancaster County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Williams Corner

Communities Also Named Williams Corner ...

We found four communities that are also named Williams Corner.

Within Virginia, the name Williams Corner is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Williams Corner [Natchitoches Parish].
    • New York
      • Yates County
      • This Williams Corner is located in Yates County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<2> to the north of the Williams Corner that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Williams Corner.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Williams Corner is located in Chester County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Williams Corner that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Williams Corner.
      • Susquehanna County
      • This Williams Corner is located in Susquehanna County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km] to the north of the Williams Corner that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Williams Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams 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.

  • Browns Store
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
  • Bundick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
  • Chestnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Claraville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Claraville is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
  • Edwardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Edwardsville is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Heathsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Horse Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Horse Head is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Head
  • Howland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Howland is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
  • Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lake is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Moon Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Moon Corner is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Corner
  • Mulch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mulch is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulch
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rainswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood

How Far From Williams Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Williams Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Heathsville, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the North.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Williams Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Williams Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Williams Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Williams Corner 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 Williams Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8885, Longitude: -76.4666       In this case, the coordinates for Williams Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.619 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.976 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.866 degrees.