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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 Fort Defiance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Defiance 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 Fort Defiance:
- 38.240408, -78.971972
- 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 Fort Defiance
- 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Since Fort Defiance is near Staunton City and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Staunton City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Fort Defiance
Communities Also Named Fort Defiance ...
We found three communities that are also named Fort Defiance.
Within Virginia, the name Fort Defiance is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Fort Defiance is located in Apache County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fort Defiance that is located in Augusta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Fort Defiance.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Fort Defiance is located in Caldwell County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fort Defiance that is located in Augusta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Fort Defiance.
- South Dakota
- Fort Defiance #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=38.240408&lon=-78.971972&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Fort Defiance.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Defiance ...
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.
- Annex
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Annex is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- College Park is located in Staunton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Damtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Damtown is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damtown
- Emerald Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emerald Hills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Franks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franks Mill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Mill
- Grottoes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Knightly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knightly is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightly
- Madrid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madrid is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Quicks Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quicks Mill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicks Mill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Red Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Roman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roman is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman
- Stonewall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Timber Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Fort Defiance 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 Fort Defiance to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Defiance and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Defiance to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,007 miles [9,667.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fort Defiance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fort Defiance 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 Fort Defiance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2404, Longitude: -78.9720 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Defiance have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.068 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.769 degrees. |
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