Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Todds Tavern:
  • 38.247151, -77.668311
  • 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 Todds Tavern

• 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
  • Since Todds Tavern is near Orange County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Todds Tavern

Curious and Interesting Names Near Todds Tavern ...

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.

• Chancellor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chancellor is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
• Chancellorsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chancellorsville is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellorsville
• Cookstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cookstown is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
• Five Mile Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Mile Fork is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Fork
• Hazel Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hazel Grove is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
• Margo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Margo
  • From Todds Tavern to Margo
• Olivers Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Olivers Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Corner
• Post Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Post Oak
  • From Todds Tavern to Post Oak
• Screamerville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Screamerville
  • From Todds Tavern to Screamerville
• Shady Grove Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Corner
• Wilderness
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilderness is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilderness
  • From Todds Tavern to Wilderness
• Wilderness Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wilderness Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Corner

How Far From Todds Tavern 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 Todds Tavern to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Todds Tavern 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,533 miles [7,295.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'