Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Japazaws:
  • 38.335400, -77.330600
  • 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 Japazaws

• 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 Japazaws is near King George County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King George 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 Japazaws

Curious and Interesting Names Near Japazaws ...

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.

• Chapel Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Heights is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
• Crows Nest Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crows Nest Harbor is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Harbor
• Fines Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
• Fritters Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fritters Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Corner
• Lyons Den
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lyons Den is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Den
• Marshall Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
• Poplar Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
• Potomac Overlook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Potomac Overlook is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
• Sandy Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
• Stones Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
• Sycamore Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
• Thorny Point Farm
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Thorny Point Farm is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Point Farm
• Woodlanding Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village

How Far From Japazaws 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 Japazaws to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the Northwest.
• 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 Japazaws 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 41 miles [66 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 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'