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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 Argyle Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Argyle Heights 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 Argyle Heights:
- 38.287073, -77.432206
- 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 Argyle Heights
- 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 Argyle Heights is near Fredericksburg City and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Argyle Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Argyle Heights ...
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 Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Deacon Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
- Deer Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
- Ferry Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ferry Farm is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farm
- Ferry Road
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
- Fredericksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grandview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hazel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hazel Hill is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Hill
- Hollyridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Little Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Creek is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Little Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Falls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Part Little Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Part Little Falls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Part Little Falls
- Ridge Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
- Wildcat Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wildcat Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Corner
- Will-More
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Will-More is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-More
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Argyle Heights 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 Argyle Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Argyle Heights and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Argyle Heights to Stafford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Argyle Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Argyle Heights 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 Argyle Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2871, Longitude: -77.4322 In this case, the coordinates for Argyle Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.158 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.65 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.11 degrees. |
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