Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marlboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marlboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marlboro
- 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 Marlboro:
- 38.360100, -77.298700
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Marlboro
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Marlboro is near King George County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for King George County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Marlboro ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Marlboro.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Marlboro.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Chesterfield County
- Frederick County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Marlboro lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Marlboro that is located in Stafford County.
- California
- Indiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Marlboro is located in Burlington County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Marlboro that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Marlboro.
- Cumberland County
- This Marlboro is located in Cumberland County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the northeast of the Marlboro that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Marlboro.
- Monmouth County
- This Marlboro is located in Monmouth County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the northeast of the Marlboro that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Marlboro.
- New York
- Kings 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 New York community of Marlboro [Kings County].
- Ulster County
- This Marlboro is located in Ulster County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Marlboro that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Marlboro.
- North Carolina
- Pender County
- This Marlboro is located in Pender County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<2> to the south of the Marlboro that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Marlboro.
- Pitt County
- This Marlboro is located in Pitt County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the south of the Marlboro that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Marlboro.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Vermont
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marlboro ...
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.
- Cherryfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Cherryfield is located in Charles County (MD)
- Crows Nest Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Nest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Harbor
- Crows Nest Harbor is located in Stafford County
- Fines Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fines Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
- Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
- Fritters Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fritters Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Corner
- Fritters Corner is located in Stafford County
- Lyons Den
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Marshall Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
- Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
- Poplar Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
- Poplar Hills is located in Stafford County
- Potomac Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
- Potomac Overlook is located in Stafford County
- Rivendell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Thorny Point Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorny Point Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Point Farm
- Thorny Point Farm is located in Stafford County
- Widewater Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Widewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater Beach
- Widewater Beach is located in Stafford County
- Woodlanding Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlanding Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
How Far From Marlboro 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 Marlboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marlboro 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 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Marlboro to Richmond, with an average speed<4> 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 39 miles [62.8 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marlboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stafford County: www.co.stafford.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Marlboro 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marlboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marlboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3601, Longitude: -77.2987 In this case, the coordinates for Marlboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Marlboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.075 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.568 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.028 degrees. |