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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 J A Macgregor Estate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to J A Macgregor Estate 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 J A Macgregor Estate:
- 38.437900, -77.375200
- 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 J A Macgregor Estate
- 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 J A Macgregor Estate is near Charles County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 J A Macgregor Estate
Curious and Interesting Names Near J A Macgregor Estate ...
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
(Less than 2 miles 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 west)
- Bells Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
- Bowers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bowers is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Coal Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
- Cobblestone
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Greenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Raspberry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Raspberry is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
- Rivendell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rivendell is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
- Sams Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
- Shadow Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Stone River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stone River is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
- Summerwind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summerwind is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
- Summerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Summerwood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Sunshine Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Vintage Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
- Widewater Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Widewater Beach is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater Beach
How Far From J A Macgregor Estate 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 J A Macgregor Estate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in J A Macgregor Estate and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from J A Macgregor Estate 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 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 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>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- J A Macgregor Estate) 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 J A Macgregor Estate 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 J A Macgregor Estate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4379, Longitude: -77.3752 In this case, the coordinates for J A Macgregor Estate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.116 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.03 degrees. |
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