Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wyche:
  • 36.625982, -77.795266
  • 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 Wyche

• 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Since Wyche is near Greensville County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Wyche

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyche ...

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.

• Ante
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ante is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
• Colony Club
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Colony Club is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Club
• Gasburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gasburg is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasburg <1>
• Greentown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greentown is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Harris Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
• Paris Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Paris Store is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
• Pea Hill Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pea Hill Shores is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill Shores
• Triplet
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Triplet is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplet
• Valentines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Valentines is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
• Vineland ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Vineland is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wyche and extending to:

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wyche to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'