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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 Johnsons Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsons Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Johnsons Corner:
    • 38.276795, -77.330815
    • 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 Johnsons Corner
  • 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 King George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
    • Since Johnsons Corner is near Stafford County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Johnsons Corner

Communities Also Named Johnsons Corner ...

We found nine communities that are also named Johnsons Corner.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Johnsons Corner.

Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Johnsons Corner [Fairfax County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Mesa County
      • This Johnsons Corner is located in Mesa County and lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Johnsons Corner that is located in King George County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mesa County community of Johnsons Corner.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Johnsons Corner is located in Fairfield County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Johnsons Corner that is located in King George County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Johnsons Corner.
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Johnsons Corner is located in Lake County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Johnsons Corner that is located in King George County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Johnsons Corner.
    • Nebraska
      • Brown County
      • This Johnsons Corner is located in Brown County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Johnsons Corner that is located in King George County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Johnsons Corner.
    • North Carolina
      • Camden County
      • This Johnsons Corner is located in Camden County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Johnsons Corner that is located in King George County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Johnsons Corner.
    • North Dakota
      • McKenzie County
      • This Johnsons Corner is located in McKenzie County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Johnsons Corner that is located in King George County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKenzie County community of Johnsons Corner.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Johnsons Corner is located in Delaware County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Johnsons Corner that is located in King George County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Johnsons Corner.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Johnsons Corner is located in Pierce County and lies 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Johnsons Corner that is located in King George County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Johnsons Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsons Corner ...

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.

  • Butzner Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Butzner Corner is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butzner Corner
  • Chapel Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chapel Heights is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
  • Deer Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
  • Fines Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
  • Grandview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Grandview is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Graves Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Graves Corner is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Corner
  • Lambs Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lambs Creek is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
  • Little Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Little Creek is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
  • Little Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Little Falls is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Marshall Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
  • Moss Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
  • Part Little Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Part Little Falls is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Part Little Falls
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • River Bend
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • River Bend is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • Sandy Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Stones Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
    • Sycamore Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
    • Wildcat Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wildcat Corner is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Corner
    • Will-More
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Will-More is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-More
    • Woodlanding Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnsons Corner and extending to:

  • King George, which is the Seat of King George County, lies just to the East.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Johnsons Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Johnsons Corner could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnsons Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Johnsons Corner 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 Johnsons Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2768, Longitude: -77.3308       In this case, the coordinates for Johnsons Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.099 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.582 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.072 degrees.