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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 Walter Roberson Estate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walter Roberson Estate and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Walter Roberson Estate
  • 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 Walter Roberson Estate:
    • 38.309800, -77.404700
    • 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 Walter Roberson Estate
  • 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 Walter Roberson Estate 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 Walter Roberson Estate

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walter Roberson Estate ...

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.

  • Cedar Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Chapel Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Heights is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Clearview is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Deacon Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
  • Deer Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
  • Fall Run Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
  • Ferry Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferry Farm is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farm
  • Ferry Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
  • Fines Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
  • Fredericksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Grandview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Grandview is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Hazel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hazel Hill is located in Fredericksburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Hill
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Heather Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Heather Hills is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
    • Hickory Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • High School Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • High School Heights is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
    • Hollyridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
    • Little Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Little Creek is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
    • Little Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Little Falls is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
    • Little Falls Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
    • Marshall Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
    • Misty Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Misty Forest is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Forest
    • Part Little Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Part Little Falls is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Part Little Falls
    • Ridge Pointe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
    • Sandy Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stones Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
    • Sycamore Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
    • Walnut Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Wildcat Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildcat Corner is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Corner
    • Will-More
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Will-More is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-More
    • Woodlanding Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
    • Woodlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Walter Roberson Estate to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walter Roberson Estate to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Walter Roberson Estate and extending to:

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the North.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Walter Roberson Estate to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Walter Roberson Estate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Walter Roberson Estate 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 Walter Roberson Estate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3098, Longitude: -77.4047       In this case, the coordinates for Walter Roberson Estate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.14 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.634 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.091 degrees.