Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Staffordborough:
  • 38.475100, -77.409500
  • 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 Staffordborough

• 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 Staffordborough is near Prince William County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Staffordborough

Curious and Interesting Names Near Staffordborough ...

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.

• Bells Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bells Run is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
• Coal Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
• Dogwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dogwoods is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwoods
• Elizabeth Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Elizabeth Park is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
• Fritters Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
• Greenridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Greenridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Heritage Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Oaks is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
• King James Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • King James Village is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
• Liberty Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
• Meadowlark
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadowlark is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
• Midway Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Midway Island is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Island
• Park Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Park Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Patriots Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
  • Raintree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Raintree is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
  • Raspberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Raspberry is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
  • Settlers Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
  • Shadow Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
  • Sky Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
  • Stone River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Stone River is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
  • Sunnyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunshine Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
  • Vintage Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Staffordborough and extending to:

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Staffordborough 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 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 most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,513 miles [7,263 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'