Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in The Hills of Stafford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Hills of Stafford and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for The Hills of Stafford

• 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 The Hills of Stafford:
  • 38.342900, -77.393000
  • 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 The Hills of Stafford

• 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 The Hills of Stafford is near Fredericksburg City and also King George 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 King George 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 The Hills of Stafford

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Hills of Stafford ...

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.

• Clearview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearview is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Cranes Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
• Crows Nest Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crows Nest Harbor is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Harbor
• Deacon Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
• Deer Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
• Ferry Road
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
• Fines Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
• Fritters Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fritters Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Corner
• Heather Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heather Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
• Heritage Commons
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
• Hickory Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Hollyridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Little Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Little Creek is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
  • Little Falls Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
  • Marshall Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
  • Misty Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Misty Forest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Forest
  • Poplar Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplar Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
  • Ridge Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
  • Sandy Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Stones Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
  • Sycamore Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
  • Walnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Will-More
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Will-More is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-More
  • Woodlanding Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
  • Woodlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From The Hills of Stafford 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 The Hills of Stafford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in The Hills of Stafford and extending to:

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the North.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from The Hills of Stafford 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 42 miles [67.6 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 about three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'