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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 Stuarts Draft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stuarts Draft 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 Stuarts Draft:
- 38.034673, -79.034831
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Stuarts Draft
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stuarts Draft ...
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.
- Brand
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Augusta County
- Emerald Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Emerald Hills is located in Augusta County
- Fishersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
- Fishersville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <2>
- Folly Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mills
- Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kidville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kidville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidville
- Kidville is located in Augusta County
- Ladd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Ladd is located in Augusta County
- Mint Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mint Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
- Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
How Far From Stuarts Draft 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 Stuarts Draft to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Stuarts Draft and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Stuarts Draft to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 6 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stuarts Draft. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stuarts Draft) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stuarts Draft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0347, Longitude: -79.0348 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Stuarts Draft to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.113 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.70 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.867 degrees. |
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