Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wolfrun:
  • 36.696771, -82.248193
  • 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 Wolfrun

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Wolfrun is near Russell County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Wolfrun

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolfrun ...

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.

• Hobbs Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hobbs Ford is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Ford
• Leonard
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Leonard is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Lime Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lime Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Hill
• Lone Star
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lone Star is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Martin Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Martin Ford is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ford
• Ravens Nest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
• Rush Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rush Corner is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Corner
• Walnut Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Wolfrun once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wolfrun and extending to:

• Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wolfrun to Abingdon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'