Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stoke:
  • 38.975388, -77.666382
  • 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 Stoke

• 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
  • Since Stoke is near Prince William County and also Fauquier 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 Fauquier 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 Stoke

Communities Also Named Stoke ...

We found one communities that are also named Stoke.

Within Virginia, the name Stoke is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Stoke in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Stoke lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stoke that is located in Loudoun County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoke ...

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.

• Butler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Butler is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Dover
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dover is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Evergreen Farms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
• Evergreen Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
• Gilberts Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
• Greggsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greggsville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
• Halfway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Halfway is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Landmark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Landmark is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
• Little Washington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
• Marble Quarry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
• Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank

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

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

• Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stoke to Leesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'