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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 Thorny Point Farm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thorny Point Farm and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Thorny Point Farm:
    • 38.389400, -77.328500
    • 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 Thorny Point Farm
  • 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 Thorny Point Farm is near King George County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King George 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 Thorny Point Farm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thorny Point Farm ...

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.

  • Aqua Villa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
  • Bowers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowers is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
  • Cobblestone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Crows Nest Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crows Nest Harbor is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Harbor
  • Fritters Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fritters Corner is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Corner
  • Harris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Lyons Den
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lyons Den is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Den
  • Marshall Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
  • Poplar Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Poplar Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
  • Potomac Overlook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Potomac Overlook is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
  • Quail Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Run is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Raspberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Raspberry is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rivendell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rivendell is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
    • Summerwind
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Summerwind is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
    • Summerwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerwood is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Sunshine Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
    • Twin Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Widewater Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Widewater Beach is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater Beach

How Far From Thorny Point Farm 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 Thorny Point Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Thorny Point Farm and extending to:

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Thorny Point Farm 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thorny Point Farm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Thorny Point Farm to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thorny Point Farm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3894, Longitude: -77.3285       In this case, the coordinates for Thorny Point Farm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.091 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.59 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.029 degrees.