Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Osso, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osso and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Osso

• 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 Osso:
  • 38.309849, -77.230535
  • 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 Osso

• 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 King George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
  • Since Osso is near Charles County and also Stafford 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 Stafford 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 Osso

Curious and Interesting Names Near Osso ...

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.

• Allnut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Allnut is located in King George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allnut
• Chapel Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chapel Heights is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
• Cherryfield ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cherryfield is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
• Chestnut Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in King George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Graves Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Graves Corner is located in King George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Corner
• Hop Yard Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hop Yard Landing is located in King George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Yard Landing
• King George
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • King George is located in King George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King George
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King George <1>
• Lambs Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lambs Creek is located in King George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
• Lyons Den
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyons Den is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Den
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Marshall Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
  • Office Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Office Hall is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Office Hall
  • Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Park is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
  • Potomac Overlook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Potomac Overlook is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
  • Sandy Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Woodlanding Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village

How Far From Osso 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 Osso to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Osso and extending to:

• King George, which is the Seat of King George County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Osso to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'