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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 The Cascades, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Cascades and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 The Cascades:
    • 38.418800, -77.598600
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on The Cascades
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named The Cascades ...

We found four communities that share the name The Cascades.

Within Virginia, the name The Cascades is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This The Cascades is located in Hinds County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Cascades that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of The Cascades.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This The Cascades is located in Orange County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Cascades that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of The Cascades.
    • Quebec
      • This The Cascades lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the north of the The Cascades that is located in Stafford County.
    • Washington
      • Skamania County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of The Cascades [Skamania County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Cascades ...

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.

  • Brandy Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Hills
    • Brandy Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Cool River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool River
    • Cool River is located in Stafford County
  • Deep Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
    • Deep Run is located in Stafford County
  • Diamond Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Park
    • Diamond Park is located in Stafford County
  • Goldvein
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldvein have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldvein
    • Goldvein is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldvein <4>
  • Heartland Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Ridge
    • Heartland Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Holly Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
    • Holly Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Holly Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corners
    • Holly Corners is located in Stafford County
  • Kings Grant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Kings Grant is located in Stafford County
  • Long Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Long Branch is located in Stafford County
  • Mine Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Ridge
    • Mine Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Peach Lawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lawn
    • Peach Lawn is located in Stafford County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Queens Guard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Guard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Guard
      • Queens Guard is located in Stafford County
    • Seven Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
      • Seven Lakes is located in Stafford County
    • Skyline Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
      • Skyline Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Summerset Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Ridge
      • Summerset Ridge is located in Stafford County

How Far From The Cascades 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 The Cascades to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Cascades and extending to:

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from The Cascades to Stafford, with an average speed<5> 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 61 miles [98.2 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Cascades. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stafford County: www.co.stafford.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- The Cascades) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Cascades. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4188, Longitude: -77.5986       In this case, the coordinates for The Cascades have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that The Cascades could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 The Cascades to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.248 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.773 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.13 degrees.




 

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