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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 Aquia Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aquia Bend 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 Aquia Bend:
- 38.429200, -77.363000
- 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 Aquia Bend
- 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Aquia Bend is near Charles County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Aquia Bend
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aquia Bend ...
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.
- Aqua Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
- Bells Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bells Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
- Bowers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowers is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Coal Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
- Cobblestone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Greenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Raspberry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Raspberry is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
- Rivendell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rivendell is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
- Sams Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
- Stone River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stone River is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Summerwind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summerwind is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
- Summerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summerwood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Sunshine Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Vintage Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
- Widewater Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Widewater Beach is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater Beach
How Far From Aquia Bend to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aquia Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Aquia Bend and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Aquia Bend to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Aquia Bend) 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 Aquia Bend 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 Aquia Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4292, Longitude: -77.3630 In this case, the coordinates for Aquia Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.109 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.617 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.029 degrees. |
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