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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 Michaelbrooke Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Michaelbrooke Estates 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 Michaelbrooke Estates:
- 38.364900, -77.395600
- 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 Michaelbrooke Estates
- 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 Michaelbrooke Estates is near Fredericksburg City and also King George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George 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 Michaelbrooke Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Michaelbrooke Estates ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
- Bowers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowers is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Chapel View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chapel View is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- Clearview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cobblestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Cranes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
- Cranewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cranewood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranewood
- Crows Nest Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crows Nest Harbor is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Harbor
- Deacon Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
- Deer Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
- Fall Run Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Ferry Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Fines Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
- Fritters Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fritters Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Corner
- Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Heather Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heather Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heritage Commons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- High School Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Hollyridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Little Falls Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Locust Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Lyons Den
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lyons Den is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Den
- Marshall Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
- Misty Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Misty Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Forest
- Poplar Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quail Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Ridge Pointe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
- Rivendell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rivendell is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stones Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Summerwind
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summerwind is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
- Summerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summerwood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Sycamore Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Thorny Point Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thorny Point Farm is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Point Farm
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Widewater Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Widewater Beach is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater Beach
- Woodlanding Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Michaelbrooke Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Michaelbrooke Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Michaelbrooke Estates and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Michaelbrooke Estates 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 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 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- Michaelbrooke Estates) 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 Michaelbrooke Estates 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 Michaelbrooke Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3649, Longitude: -77.3956 In this case, the coordinates for Michaelbrooke Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.132 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.633 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.066 degrees. |
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