Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Queens Guard:
  • 38.469100, -77.625800
  • 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 Queens Guard

• 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 Queens Guard is near Fauquier County and also Spotsylvania 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 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 Queens Guard

Curious and Interesting Names Near Queens Guard ...

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.

• Bleak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bleak is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleak
• Brandy Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandy Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Hills
• Cool River
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cool River is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool River
• Deep Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Deep Run is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
• Diamond Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond Park is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Park
• Eagles Nest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagles Nest is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
• Goldvein
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldvein is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldvein
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldvein <1>
• Kings Grant
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kings Grant is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
• Lake Arrowhead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Arrowhead is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
• Rosedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Silver Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Silver Hill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Skyline Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Skyline Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
• Walnut Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

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

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

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Queens Guard to Stafford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'