Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 on the Potomac:
  • 38.714004, -77.066922
  • 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 on the Potomac

• 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
  • Since Stratford on the Potomac is near Prince George's County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Stratford on the Potomac

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stratford on the Potomac ...

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.

• Cactus Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cactus Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Hill
• Fort Hunt
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
• Gum Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gum Springs is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Hunter
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunter is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Riverside Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riverside Gardens is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
• Riverview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Riverwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Riverwood is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Sunnyview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunnyview is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
• Woodland Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Woodland Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
• Yacht Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Yacht Haven is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Stratford on the Potomac to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'