Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harbour:
  • 38.462624, -77.388871
  • 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 Harbour

• 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 Harbour is near Prince William County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Harbour

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aquia Harbour ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
• Bells Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bells Run is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
• Bowers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bowers is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
• Coal Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
• Cobblestone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
• Dogwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dogwoods is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwoods
• Elizabeth Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Elizabeth Park is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
• Fritters Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
• Greenridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Greenridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Harris
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• King James Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • King James Village is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
• Liberty Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Midway Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway Island is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Island
  • Patriots Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Quail Run is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Raspberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Raspberry is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
  • Sams Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
  • Settlers Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
  • Shadow Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
  • Sky Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
  • Stone River
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stone River is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
  • Summerwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Summerwood is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
  • Sunnyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sunnyside is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunshine Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
  • Sunshine View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunshine View is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine View
  • Twin Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Vintage Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks

How Far From Aquia Harbour 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 Aquia Harbour 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 Harbour and extending to:

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Aquia Harbour 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 35 miles [56.3 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 most of 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>'