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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 Victoria Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Victoria Woods 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 Victoria Woods:
- 38.352600, -77.445400
- 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 Victoria Woods
- 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 Victoria Woods is near Fredericksburg City and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Victoria Woods
Communities Also Named Victoria Woods ...
We found one communities that are also named Victoria Woods.
Within Virginia, the name Victoria Woods is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Victoria Woods in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Victoria Woods is located in New Castle County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Victoria Woods that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Victoria Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Victoria Woods ...
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.
- Chapel View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chapel View is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clearview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cranes Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
- Cranewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cranewood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranewood
- Deacon Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
- Fall Run Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Heather Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heather Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heritage Commons
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- High School Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Locust Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Misty Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Misty Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Forest
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Peacock Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock Station is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Station
- Ridge Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Victoria Woods 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 Victoria Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Victoria Woods and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Victoria Woods 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 43 miles [69.2 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Victoria Woods) 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 Victoria Woods 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 Victoria Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3526, Longitude: -77.4454 In this case, the coordinates for Victoria Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.162 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.665 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.091 degrees. |
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