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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 Wintergreen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wintergreen 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 Wintergreen:
    • 37.884862, -78.899467
    • 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 Wintergreen
  • 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
    • Since Wintergreen is near Augusta County and also Albemarle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle 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 Wintergreen

Communities Also Named Wintergreen ...

We found two communities that are also named Wintergreen.

Within Virginia, the name Wintergreen is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Wintergreen is located in Craven County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wintergreen that is located in Nelson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Wintergreen.
    • Texas
      • Karnes County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Karnes County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Karnes County community of Wintergreen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wintergreen ...

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.

  • Covesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
  • Freshwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Freshwater is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
  • Gordon Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon Crossing is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Crossing
  • Greenfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Gullysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gullysville is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullysville
  • Heards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Heards is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heards
  • Lakeview Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lanes Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanes Ford is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Ford
  • Love
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Love is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Martins Store
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Martins Store is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
    • Moses Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Moses Crossing is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Crossing
    • Poplar Flats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Flats is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flats
    • Rockfish
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Roseland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Poplars
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Poplars is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Poplars

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

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

  • Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies just to the South.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Wintergreen to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Wintergreen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Wintergreen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Wintergreen 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 Wintergreen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8849, Longitude: -78.8995       In this case, the coordinates for Wintergreen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.039 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.593 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.863 degrees.