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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 Mansfield Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mansfield Manor 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 Mansfield Manor:
- 38.347500, -77.531400
- 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 Mansfield Manor
- 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 Mansfield Manor is near Spotsylvania County and also Fredericksburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- 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 Mansfield Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mansfield Manor ...
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 View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel View is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- Cranewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cranewood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranewood
- England Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- England Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Run
- English Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- English Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
- Fall Run Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Heartland Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heartland Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Ridge
- High School Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Holly Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Holly Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Corners is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corners
- Locust Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Mine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mine Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Ridge
- Old Banks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Banks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Banks
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peach Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peach Lawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lawn
- Peacock Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peacock Station is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Station
- Scenic Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scenic Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Ridge
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Summerset Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summerset Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Ridge
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Mansfield Manor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mansfield Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mansfield Manor and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the Northeast.
- 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 Mansfield Manor 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 46 miles [74 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mansfield Manor) 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 Mansfield Manor 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 Mansfield Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3475, Longitude: -77.5314 In this case, the coordinates for Mansfield Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.213 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.722 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.129 degrees. |
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