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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Eustacestown.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eustacestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eustacestown 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 Eustacestown:
- 38.606233, -77.681102<1>
- 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 Eustacestown
- 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Since Eustacestown is near Prince William County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Eustacestown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eustacestown ...
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.
- Bleak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bleak is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleak
- Casanova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Daniels Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels Mill is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Mill
- Elk Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elk Run is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Kings Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mountainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainview is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Oak Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Shade is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oak Tree Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Tree Corner is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Corner
- Opal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Opal is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Sunny Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunny Knoll is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Knoll
- Turkey Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Run is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
- Weaversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Weaverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weaverville is also located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
How Far From Eustacestown 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 included the distance from a community such as Eustacestown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Eustacestown and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eustacestown to Warrenton, with an average speed<4> 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 74 miles [119.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 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 over two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Eustacestown:
Decimal: 38.60623, -77.681102
DDMMSS: 38° 36' 22", -77° 40' 51" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Eustacestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Eustacestown 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 Eustacestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6062, Longitude: -77.6811 In this case, the coordinates for Eustacestown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.287 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.846 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.095 degrees. |
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