Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yendor Landing:
  • 38.328700, -77.351900
  • 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 Yendor Landing

• 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 Yendor Landing is near King George County and also Spotsylvania 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 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 Yendor Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yendor Landing ...

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 Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Heights is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
• Crows Nest Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crows Nest Harbor is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Harbor
• Deacon Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
• Deer Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
• Ferry Road
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
• Fines Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
• Fritters Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fritters Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Corner
• Hollyridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
• Little Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Creek is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
• Little Falls Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
• Lyons Den
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons Den is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Den
• Marshall Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Misty Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Misty Forest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Forest
  • Part Little Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Part Little Falls is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Part Little Falls
  • Poplar Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Poplar Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
  • Potomac Overlook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Potomac Overlook is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
  • Ridge Pointe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
  • Sandy Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Stones Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
  • Sycamore Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
  • Thorny Point Farm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Thorny Point Farm is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Point Farm
  • Walnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Wildcat Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wildcat Corner is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Corner
  • Will-More
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Will-More is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-More
  • Woodlanding Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
  • Woodlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Yendor Landing 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 Yendor Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Yendor Landing 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 42 miles [67.6 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 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'