Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stonebridge at Widewater:
  • 38.491600, -77.367300
  • 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 Stonebridge at Widewater

• 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 Stonebridge at Widewater 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 Stonebridge at Widewater

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonebridge at Widewater ...

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.

• Coal Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
• Dogwoods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dogwoods is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwoods
• Fritters Lane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
• Greenridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
• Liberty Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
• Midway Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Midway Island is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Island
• Patriots Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
• Raspberry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Raspberry is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
• Sams Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
• Settlers Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
• Shadow Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
• Sky Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Stone River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone River is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
  • Sunnyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunshine Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
  • Sunshine View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sunshine View is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine View
  • Vintage Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
  • Widewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Widewater is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater

How Far From Stonebridge at Widewater 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 Stonebridge at Widewater to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Stonebridge at Widewater 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 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day 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 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'