Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Austin Ridge:
  • 38.443800, -77.420500
  • 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 Austin Ridge

• 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 Austin Ridge 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 Austin Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Austin Ridge ...

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 east)
  • Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
• Bells Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bells Run is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
• Bowers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bowers is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
• Coal Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
• Cobblestone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
• Elizabeth Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabeth Park is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
• Fritters Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
• Greenridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Harris
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harris is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Heritage Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Oaks is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
• King James Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • King James Village is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
• Liberty Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Meadowlark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowlark is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Old Homestead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Homestead is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homestead
  • Park Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Patriots Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Run is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Raintree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Raintree is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
  • Settlers Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
  • Shadow Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
  • Sky Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
  • Stone River
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Stone River is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
  • Summerwind
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerwind is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
  • Summerwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Summerwood is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
  • Twin Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Vintage Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks

How Far From Austin Ridge 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 Austin Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Austin Ridge and extending to:

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Austin Ridge 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 37 miles [59.5 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 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'