Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stratford Hall:
  • 38.151520, -76.834411
  • 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 Stratford Hall

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Stratford Hall is near Richmond County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Stratford Hall

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stratford Hall ...

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.

• Avenue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Avenue is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avenue <1>
• China Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • China Hill is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
• Erica
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Erica is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erica
• Farmers Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
• Flat Iron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flat Iron is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
• Harts ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harts is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
• Lukes Island ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lukes Island is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Island
• Mount Holly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Holly is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
• Newland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Newland is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
• Oak Row
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Row is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Row
• Piney Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Rock Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
• Woodland Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Point is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Point
• Yellow Bank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Yellow Bank is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stratford Hall and extending to:

• Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Stratford Hall to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north (N). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'