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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 Wylliesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wylliesburg 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 Wylliesburg:
- 36.855979, -78.590965
- 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 Wylliesburg
- 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 Charlotte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- Since Wylliesburg is near Mecklenburg County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Wylliesburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wylliesburg ...
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.
- Bluestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bluestone is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Chase City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Kings Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Mulberry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry Hill is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Plantersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Public Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Public Fork is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Fork
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spanish Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Grove
How Far From Wylliesburg 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 Wylliesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wylliesburg and extending to:
- Charlotte Court House, which is the Seat of Charlotte County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wylliesburg to Charlotte Court House, 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about 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 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,630 miles [7,451.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wylliesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wylliesburg 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 Wylliesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8560, Longitude: -78.5910 In this case, the coordinates for Wylliesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.895 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.094 degrees. |
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