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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 Wrights Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wrights Corner 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 Wrights Corner:
- 37.499313, -77.138028
- 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 Wrights 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 New Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
- Since Wrights Corner is near Charles City County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Wrights Corner
Communities Also Named Wrights Corner ...
We found five communities that are also named Wrights Corner.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Wrights Corner.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Caroline County
- This Wrights Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wrights Corner that is located in New Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Wrights Corner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- White County
- This Wrights Corner is located in White County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the west of the Wrights Corner that is located in New Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Wrights Corner.
- Illinois
- Fayette County
- This Wrights Corner is located in Fayette County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wrights Corner that is located in New Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Wrights Corner.
- Indiana
- Dearborn County
- This Wrights Corner is located in Dearborn County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wrights Corner that is located in New Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Wrights Corner.
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Wrights Corner is located in Wyoming County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the north of the Wrights Corner that is located in New Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Wrights Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrights 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.
- Carps Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carps Corner is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carps Corner
- Crumps Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crumps Mill is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Mill
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Freetown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freetown is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Green Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Lee Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Providence Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roaches Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roaches Corner is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches Corner
- Sandybottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandybottom is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandybottom
- Tallysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Wicker Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wicker Corner is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Corner
- Woodview Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodview Hills is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Hills
How Far From Wrights Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wrights Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wrights Corner and extending to:
- New Kent, which is the Seat of New Kent County, lies just to the East.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Wrights Corner to Richmond, 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wrights Corner) 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 Wrights Corner 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 Wrights Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4993, Longitude: -77.1380 In this case, the coordinates for Wrights Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.028 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.382 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.282 degrees. |
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