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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 Seven Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Lakes and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Seven Lakes:
    • 38.453500, -77.519600
    • 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 Seven Lakes
  • 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 Seven Lakes 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 Seven Lakes

Communities Also Named Seven Lakes ...

We found three communities that are also named Seven Lakes.

Within Virginia, the name Seven Lakes is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Teller County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Seven Lakes [Teller County].
    • New Mexico
      • McKinley County
      • This Seven Lakes is located in McKinley County and lies 1,677 miles [2,698.9 km]<2> to the west of the Seven Lakes that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Seven Lakes.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This Seven Lakes is located in Moore County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Seven Lakes that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Seven Lakes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Lakes ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Grove is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Diamond Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond Park is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Park
  • Heritage Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
  • Hunters Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hunters Pond is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pond
  • Ivyglen
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ivyglen is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyglen
  • Kings Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Crest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crest
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
  • Long Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Branch is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Old Homestead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Old Homestead is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homestead
  • Park Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Park Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Peppermint Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Peppermint Forest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Forest
  • Red Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Red Hill is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rolling Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Rosedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rosedale is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Roseville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Roseville is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Roseville Heights is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
    • Ruby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ruby is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Skidmore Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Skidmore Corner is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Corner
    • Skywoods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Skywoods is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skywoods

How Far From Seven Lakes to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Seven Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seven Lakes and extending to:

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Seven Lakes 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Seven Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seven Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Seven Lakes 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 Seven Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4535, Longitude: -77.5196       In this case, the coordinates for Seven Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.20 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.724 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.085 degrees.