Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wyndover Woods:
  • 36.589305, -79.460025
  • 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 Wyndover Woods

• 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
  • Since Wyndover Woods is near Danville City and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Danville City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Wyndover Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyndover Woods ...

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.

• Cedar Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Park is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
• Dan River ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dan River is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
• Danville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Danville is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
• Dundee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dundee is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Grove Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Park is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Major Court
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Major Court is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Court
• Mount Cross
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
• New Design
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Design is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Design
• Olde Hunting Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Olde Hunting Hills is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Hunting Hills
• Pine Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Crest is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Sandy Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sandy Shores is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Shores
• Stokesland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Stokesland is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesland
• Virginia Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Virginia Hills is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills

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

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

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wyndover Woods to Chatham, 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'