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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 Deep Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deep Run 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 Deep Run:
    • 38.475200, -77.604300
    • 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 Deep Run
  • 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 Deep Run is near Fauquier County and also Prince William 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 Prince William 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 Deep Run

Communities Also Named Deep Run ...

We found four communities that are also named Deep Run.

Within Virginia, the name Deep Run is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Deep Run is located in Carroll County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deep Run that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Deep Run.
    • North Carolina
      • Lenoir County
      • This Deep Run is located in Lenoir County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the south of the Deep Run that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Deep Run.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont 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 Ohio community of Deep Run [Belmont County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Deep Run is located in Bucks County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deep Run that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Deep Run.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep Run ...

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 south)
    • Brandy Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Hills
  • Cool River
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cool River is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool River
  • Diamond Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Park is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Park
  • Eagles Nest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Goldvein
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivyglen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ivyglen is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyglen
  • Kings Grant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Grant is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
  • Queens Guard
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Queens Guard is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Guard
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Hill is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Rolling Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Rosedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Roseville Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Roseville Heights is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
    • Seven Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Seven Lakes is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
    • Silver Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Silver Hill is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Skidmore Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Skidmore Corner is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Corner
    • Skyline Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Skyline Hills is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
    • Walnut Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

How Far From Deep Run 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 Deep Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deep Run to Stafford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deep Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Deep Run 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Deep Run 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 Deep Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4752, Longitude: -77.6043       In this case, the coordinates for Deep Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.249 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.782 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.112 degrees.