Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Foreston Woods North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foreston Woods North and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Foreston Woods North

• 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 Foreston Woods North:
  • 38.450900, -77.401700
  • 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 Foreston Woods North

• 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 Foreston Woods North is near Prince William County and also Charles 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 Charles 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 Foreston Woods North

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foreston Woods North ...

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.

• Aqua Villa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
• Bells Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bells Run is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
• Bowers
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bowers is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
• Coal Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
• Cobblestone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
• Elizabeth Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabeth Park is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
• Fritters Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
• Greenridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greenridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Harris
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• King James Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • King James Village is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
• Liberty Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
• Meadowlark
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowlark is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Park Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Park Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Patriots Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
  • Quail Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quail Run is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Raspberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Raspberry is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
  • Sams Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
  • Settlers Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
  • Shadow Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
  • Sky Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
  • Stone River
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stone River is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
  • Summerwind
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Summerwind is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
  • Summerwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Summerwood is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
  • Sunnyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunshine Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
  • Twin Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Vintage Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks

How Far From Foreston Woods North 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 Foreston Woods North to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Foreston Woods North and extending to:

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Foreston Woods North 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,513 miles [7,263 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'