Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stafford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stafford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stafford
- 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 Stafford:
- 38.422069, -77.408187
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Stafford
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Stafford is near Prince William County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- eBird sighting report for Charles 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stafford ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Stafford.
Within Virginia, the name Stafford is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Stafford is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,462 miles [3,962.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stafford that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Stafford.
- Sutter County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Stafford [Sutter County].
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Stafford [Harford County].
- Prince George's County
- This Stafford is located in Prince George's County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stafford that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Stafford.
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Stafford.
- Monroe County
- This Stafford is located in Monroe County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stafford that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Stafford.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Stafford lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the north of the Stafford that is located in Stafford County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stafford ...
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.
- Aqua Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aqua Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
- Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
- Bells Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Bowers
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Coal Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
- Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
- Cobblestone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
- Greenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Greenridge is located in Stafford County
- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rivendell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shadow Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
- Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
- Stone River
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
- Stone River is located in Stafford County
- Summerwind
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwind have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
- Summerwind is located in Stafford County
- Summerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Summerwood is located in Stafford County
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Vintage Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vintage Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
- Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Shadow Woods
How Far From Stafford 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 Stafford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stafford and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Stafford 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 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 over two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stafford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stafford County: www.co.stafford.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stafford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stafford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4221, Longitude: -77.4082 |
| <2> | 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 Stafford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Stafford 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Stafford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.136 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.646 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.05 degrees. |