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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 Wolf Trap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolf Trap 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 Wolf Trap:
    • 36.713472, -78.828619
    • 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 Wolf Trap
  • 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
    • Since Wolf Trap is near Fluvanna County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Wolf Trap

Communities Also Named Wolf Trap ...

We found one communities that are also named Wolf Trap.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Wolf Trap.

Beyond Virginia.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Fairfax County
      • This Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wolf Trap that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Wolf Trap.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf Trap ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Clays Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
  • Clover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cluster Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
  • Dryburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dryburg is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
  • Five Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Five Forks is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • High Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • High Hill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Marsailles ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Marsailles is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsailles
  • Mountain Road
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
  • Piney Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Piney Grove is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Pools Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pools Mill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Mill
  • Red Bank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Shady Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shady Grove is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Woodlawn Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn Park is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park

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

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

  • Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Wolf Trap to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wolf Trap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Wolf Trap 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 Wolf Trap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7135, Longitude: -78.8286       In this case, the coordinates for Wolf Trap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.037 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.415 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.237 degrees.