Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carriage Ford:
  • 38.642620, -77.587767
  • 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 Carriage Ford

• 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Since Carriage Ford is near Fauquier County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Carriage Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carriage Ford ...

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.

• Clover Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clover Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Daniels Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Daniels Mill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Mill
• Davids Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Davids Crossroads is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davids Crossroads
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Kings Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kings Crossroads is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
• Locust Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Mountainview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mountainview is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
• Oak Tree Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Tree Corner is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Corner
• Weaversville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Weaversville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
• Windy Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Windy Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
• Woodlawn Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Farms is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms

How Far From Carriage Ford 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 Carriage Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Carriage Ford to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 5,932 miles [9,546.6 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>'