Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wilsons 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 Wilsons Corner:
  • 37.290706, -77.876389
  • 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 Wilsons 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 Amelia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amelia County
  • Since Wilsons Corner is near Chesterfield County and also Nottoway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nottoway 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 Wilsons Corner

Communities Also Named Wilsons Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Wilsons Corner.

Within Virginia, the name Wilsons Corner is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Chester County
    • This Wilsons Corner is located in Chester County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wilsons Corner that is located in Amelia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Wilsons Corner.
  • Quebec
    • This Wilsons Corner lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the north of the Wilsons Corner that is located in Amelia County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilsons 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.

• Clays Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clays Corner is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Corner
• Fieldstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fieldstown is located in Amelia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstown
• Five Forks ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Five Forks is located in Amelia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Goode Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Goode Crossing is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Crossing
• Hebron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Maplewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Maplewood is located in Amelia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Masons Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
• Skinquarter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
• Spainville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville

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

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

• Amelia Court House, which is the Seat of Amelia County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Wilsons Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'