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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 Wyndale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyndale 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 Wyndale:
    • 36.680665, -82.078463
    • 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 Wyndale
  • 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 Wyndale is near Bristol City and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Wyndale

Communities Also Named Wyndale ...

We found one communities that are also named Wyndale.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Wyndale.

Beyond Virginia.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Roanoke County
      • This Wyndale is located in Roanoke County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wyndale that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Wyndale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyndale ...

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.

  • Booker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Booker is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
  • Butts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Butts is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
  • Evergreen Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Fractionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fractionville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fractionville
  • Goose Pimple Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Goose Pimple Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pimple Junction
  • Green Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Spring is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • High Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • High Meadows is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
  • Meadow Crest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Crest is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crest
  • Rocktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocktown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
  • Rust Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
  • Shadow Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadow Valley is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Valley
  • Shakesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shakesville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakesville
  • Virginia Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Virginia Hills is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wyndale and extending to:

  • Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Wyndale to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five 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 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wyndale) 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 Wyndale 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 Wyndale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6807, Longitude: -82.0785       In this case, the coordinates for Wyndale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.947 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.595 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.569 degrees.