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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 Stanards Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanards Mill 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 Stanards Mill:
    • 38.147910, -77.515540
    • 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 Stanards Mill
  • 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
    • Since Stanards Mill is near Caroline County and also Fredericksburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
  • 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 Stanards Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanards Mill ...

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.

  • Carters Store
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carters Store is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Store
  • Cottage Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cottage Green is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Green
  • Fourmile Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fourmile Fork is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Fork
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Guinea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Guinea is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
  • Hams Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hams Ford is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Ford
  • Ladysmith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ladysmith is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Liberty is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Locks Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Locks Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
  • Long Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Branch is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Mica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mica is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Nancy Wrights Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Nancy Wrights Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Wrights Corner
    • Old Trap
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Old Trap is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
    • Olive
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Olive is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Olivers Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Olivers Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Corner
    • Post Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
    • Young Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Young Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Corner

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

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

  • Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Stanards Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stanards Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Stanards Mill 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 Stanards Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1479, Longitude: -77.5155       In this case, the coordinates for Stanards Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.214 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.693 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.197 degrees.