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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 Norman Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norman 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 Norman Estates:
- 38.462200, -77.354100
- 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 Norman 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 Norman Estates is near Charles County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Norman Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norman 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
- Bells Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
- Bowers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Coal Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
- Cobblestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Dogwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dogwoods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwoods
- Greenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Liberty Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
- Midway Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Midway Island is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Island
- Patriots Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Raspberry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Raspberry is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
- Rivendell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rivendell is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
- Sams Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
- Shadow Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
- Sky Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
- Stone River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone River is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
- Summerwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summerwood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunshine Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
- Sunshine View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunshine View is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine View
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Vintage Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
- Widewater
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Widewater is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater
- Widewater Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Widewater Beach is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater Beach
How Far From Norman 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 Norman 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 Norman Estates and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Norman 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 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 most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 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- Norman 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 Norman 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 Norman Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4622, Longitude: -77.3541 In this case, the coordinates for Norman Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.102 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.614 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.012 degrees. |
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