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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 Eagles Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagles Nest 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 Eagles Nest:
    • 38.494600, -77.586600
    • 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 Eagles Nest
  • 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 Eagles Nest ...

We found seven communities that share the name Eagles Nest.

Within Virginia, the name Eagles Nest is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in San Diego County and lies 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km]<1> to the west of the Eagles Nest that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Eagles Nest.
    • Colorado
      • Eagle County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in Eagle County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eagles Nest that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Eagles Nest.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in Kent County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagles Nest that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Eagles Nest.
    • Michigan
      • Menominee County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in Menominee County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eagles Nest that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Eagles Nest.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in Saint Louis County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eagles Nest that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Eagles Nest.
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eagles Nest that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Eagles Nest.
    • Ontario
      • This Eagles Nest lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eagles Nest that is located in Stafford County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagles Nest ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool River
    • Cool River is located in Stafford County
  • Deep Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
    • Deep Run is located in Stafford County
  • Ivyglen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivyglen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyglen
    • Ivyglen is located in Stafford County
  • Kings Grant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Kings Grant is located in Stafford County
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in Stafford County
  • Queens Guard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Guard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Guard
    • Queens Guard is located in Stafford County
  • Red Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Stafford County
  • Rolling Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Stafford County
  • Ruby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Stafford County
  • Skidmore Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidmore Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Corner
    • Skidmore Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Skyline Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
    • Skyline Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Walnut Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Walnut Ridge is located in Stafford County

How Far From Eagles Nest 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 Eagles Nest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eagles Nest to Stafford, with an average speed<3> 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 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 over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagles Nest. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagles Nest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagles Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4946, Longitude: -77.5866       In this case, the coordinates for Eagles Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Eagles Nest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.237 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.772 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.097 degrees.




 

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