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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potomac 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:
- 38.340900, -77.413100
- 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
- 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 is near Fredericksburg City and also Spotsylvania 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 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
Communities Also Named Potomac ...
We found ten communities that are also named Potomac.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Potomac.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Alexandria City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Potomac [Alexandria City].
- Prince William County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Potomac [Prince William County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Potomac is located in Vermilion County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Potomac that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Potomac.
- Kansas
- Linn County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Linn County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Potomac.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Potomac is located in Allegany County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Potomac that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Potomac.
- Montgomery County
- This Potomac is located in Montgomery County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northeast of the Potomac that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Potomac.
- Montana
- Missoula County
- This Potomac is located in Missoula County and lies 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Potomac that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Potomac.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Potomac.
- West Virginia
- Mineral County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Potomac [Mineral County].
- Ohio County
- This Potomac is located in Ohio County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Potomac that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Potomac.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potomac ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cranes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
- Cranewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranewood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranewood
- Crows Nest Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Nest Harbor is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Harbor
- Deacon Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
- Deer Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
- Fall Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Ferry Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ferry Farm is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farm
- Ferry Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
- Fines Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
- Fredericksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hazel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Hill is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Hill
- Heather Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heather Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heritage Commons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- High School Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Hollyridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Little Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Creek is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Falls Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Locust Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Misty Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Misty Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Forest
- Ridge Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
- Sandy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stones Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Sycamore Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Will-More
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Will-More is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-More
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Potomac 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 Potomac to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Potomac once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Potomac 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 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Potomac to Richmond, with an average speed<5> 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 43 miles [69.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Potomac could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potomac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Potomac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3409, Longitude: -77.4131 In this case, the coordinates for Potomac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.144 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.642 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.082 degrees. |
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