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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 Potomac Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potomac Creek 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 Potomac Creek Estates:
- 38.339900, -77.358200
- 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 Potomac Creek 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 Potomac Creek Estates is near King George County and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Potomac Creek Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potomac Creek 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.
- Chapel Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
- Crows Nest Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crows Nest Harbor is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Harbor
- Deer Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
- Fines Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
- Fritters Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fritters Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Corner
- Little Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Creek is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Lyons Den
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons Den is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Den
- Marshall Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
- Misty Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Misty Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Forest
- Poplar Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
- Potomac Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Overlook is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
- Sandy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Stones Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Sycamore Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Thorny Point Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorny Point Farm is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Point Farm
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Woodlanding Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
How Far From Potomac Creek Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Potomac Creek 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 Potomac Creek Estates and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Potomac Creek 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 42 miles [67.6 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 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potomac Creek 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 Potomac Creek 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 Potomac Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3399, Longitude: -77.3582 In this case, the coordinates for Potomac Creek Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.111 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.606 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.06 degrees. |
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