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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 Wolford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolford and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wolford:
- 37.364555, -81.991236
- 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 Wolford
- 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Since Wolford is near McDowell County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Wolford
Communities Also Named Wolford ...
We found two communities that are also named Wolford.
Within Virginia, the name Wolford is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- This Wolford is located in Crow Wing County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wolford that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Wolford.
- North Dakota
- Pierce County
- This Wolford is located in Pierce County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wolford that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Wolford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolford ...
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.
- Beartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Big Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Dan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dan is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
- Deel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deel is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deel
- Dwight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Hanger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hanger is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanger
- Home Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Home Creek is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Creek
- Hurricane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Ira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Janey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Longbottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longbottom is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbottom
- Maxie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maxie is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mohawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Panther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Paw Paw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Pearly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearly is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearly
- Rockridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockridge is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge
- Royal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Slate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slate is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Stacy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stacy is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Tookland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tookland is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tookland
- Wyoming City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
How Far From Wolford 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 Wolford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wolford and extending to:
- Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wolford to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wolford 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 Wolford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3646, Longitude: -81.9912 In this case, the coordinates for Wolford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.892 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.632 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.326 degrees. |
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