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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 Berea Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berea Plantation 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 Berea Plantation:
- 38.344300, -77.526600
- 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 Berea Plantation
- 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 Berea Plantation is near Spotsylvania County and also Fredericksburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- 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 Berea Plantation
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berea Plantation ...
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.
- Chapel View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel View is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- Cranes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
- Cranewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cranewood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranewood
- England Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- England Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Run
- English Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- English Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
- Fall Run Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Heartland Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heartland Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Ridge
- Heritage Commons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
- High School Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Holly Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Holly Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Corners is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corners
- Locust Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mine Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Ridge
- Old Banks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Banks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Banks
- Peach Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peach Lawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lawn
- Peacock Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peacock Station is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Station
- Scenic Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scenic Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Ridge
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Summerset Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summerset Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Ridge
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Berea Plantation 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 Berea Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Berea Plantation and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Berea Plantation 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Berea Plantation) 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 Berea Plantation 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 Berea Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3443, Longitude: -77.5266 In this case, the coordinates for Berea Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.21 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.718 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.128 degrees. |
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