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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 Old Homestead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Homestead 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 Old Homestead:
- 38.463800, -77.463100
- 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 Old Homestead
- 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 Old Homestead is near Fauquier County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Old Homestead
Communities Also Named Old Homestead ...
We found one communities that are also named Old Homestead.
Within Virginia, the name Old Homestead is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Old Homestead in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jackson County
- This Old Homestead is located in Jackson County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Old Homestead that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Old Homestead.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Homestead ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Elizabeth Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Fritters Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
- Heritage Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
- Hunters Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunters Pond is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pond
- King James Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Kings Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Crest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crest
- Liberty Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
- Meadowlark
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowlark is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Patriots Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
- Peppermint Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peppermint Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Forest
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Raintree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Raintree is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Roseville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Settlers Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Shadow Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
- Sky Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
- Skywoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skywoods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skywoods
How Far From Old Homestead 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 Old Homestead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Homestead and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the Southeast.
- 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 Old Homestead 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Homestead) 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 Old Homestead 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 Old Homestead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4638, Longitude: -77.4631 In this case, the coordinates for Old Homestead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.166 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.687 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.057 degrees. |
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