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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aquia 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:
- 38.482044, -77.386885
- 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
- 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 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aquia ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
- Bells Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bells Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
- Bowers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowers is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Coal Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
- Dogwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dogwoods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwoods
- Elizabeth Park
(3 miles [4.8 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 west)
- Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
- Greenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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 southwest)
- Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
- Meadowlark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowlark is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Midway Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Midway Island is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Island
- Park Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Patriots Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
- Raintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Raintree is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Raspberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raspberry is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
- Sams Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
- Settlers Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Shadow Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
- Sky Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
- Stone River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stone River is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
- Summerwood
(3 miles [4.8 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
- Sunshine View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunshine View is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine View
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Widewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Widewater is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater
How Far From Aquia 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 Aquia 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 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 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Aquia 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 34 miles [54.7 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 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aquia) 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4820, Longitude: -77.3869 In this case, the coordinates for Aquia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.12 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.637 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.019 degrees. |
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