Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Willis Wharf:
  • 37.515690, -75.806596
  • 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 Willis Wharf

• 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Since Willis Wharf is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Willis Wharf

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willis Wharf ...

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.

• Bacon Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bacon Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
• Cats Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
• Clearview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clearview is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Coal Kiln Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Coal Kiln Crossing is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Kiln Crossing
• Franktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Franktown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franktown <1>
• Hare Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hare Valley is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Valley
• Mappsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
• Marionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marionville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
• Middlesex
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Middlesex is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
• Painter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Painter is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painter <1>
• Savage Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Savage Town is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
• Shields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shields is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields

How Far From Willis Wharf to ...

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

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

• Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Willis Wharf to Eastville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west (W). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'