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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 England Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to England Run 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 England Run:
- 38.356794, -77.502763
- 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 England 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 England Run is near Fredericksburg City and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 England Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near England 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.
- Chapel View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapel View is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cranes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
- Cranewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cranewood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranewood
- Deacon Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
- English Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- English Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
- Fall Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 northwest)
- Heartland Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Ridge
- Heather Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heritage Commons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
- Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- High School Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Holly Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Locust Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Mine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mine Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Ridge
- Old Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] 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 northwest)
- Peach Lawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lawn
- Peacock Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peacock Station is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Station
- Scenic Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Ridge
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Summerset Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summerset Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Ridge
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From England Run 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 England Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in England Run 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 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from England Run 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 45 miles [72.4 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 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- England Run) 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 England 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 England Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3568, Longitude: -77.5028 In this case, the coordinates for England Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.195 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.114 degrees. |
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