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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 Brilyn Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brilyn Park 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 Brilyn Park:
    • 38.898723, -77.174425
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brilyn Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brilyn Park ...

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.

  • Crescent Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
    • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Dominion Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Enola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
    • Enola is located in Fairfax County
  • Falls Church
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Falls Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
    • Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • Foxhall
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
    • Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
  • Garden City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
  • Greenway Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
    • Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
  • Halls Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
    • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
  • Howard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Fairfax County
  • Kent Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
    • Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
  • Lacey Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
    • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pine Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
      • Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
    • Poplar Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
      • Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
    • Ravenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
    • Seven Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
    • Virginia Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
      • Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City

How Far From Brilyn Park 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 Brilyn Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Brilyn Park and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Brilyn Park to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east (E).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brilyn Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Brilyn Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brilyn Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8987, Longitude: -77.1744       In this case, the coordinates for Brilyn Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Brilyn Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.971 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.531 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.772 degrees.









 

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