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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 Stefaniga Road, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stefaniga Road and the surrounding area.
- 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 Stefaniga Road:
- 38.444400, -77.514600
- 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 Stefaniga Road
- 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 Stefaniga Road 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 Stefaniga Road
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stefaniga Road ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 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 west)
- Diamond Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Park
- Heritage Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
- Hunters Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hunters Pond is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pond
- Ivyglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ivyglen is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyglen
- Kings Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Crest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crest
- Long Branch
(Less than 2 miles 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 northeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- 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
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Roseville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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
- Seven Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Seven Lakes is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skywoods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skywoods
How Far From Stefaniga Road 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 Stefaniga Road to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stefaniga Road 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 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Stefaniga Road 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 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stefaniga Road) 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 Stefaniga Road 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 Stefaniga Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4444, Longitude: -77.5146 In this case, the coordinates for Stefaniga Road have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.198 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.72 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.086 degrees. |
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