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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 Fawsett Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fawsett Farms 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 Fawsett Farms:
    • 38.997888, -77.221925
    • 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 Fawsett Farms
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Fawsett Farms is near Fairfax County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Fawsett Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fawsett Farms ...

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.

  • Cabin John
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cabin John Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
  • Cinnamon Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
  • Deanwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Deanwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwood
  • Fox Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Glen Echo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Hickory Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Hickory Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
  • Holly Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Lake Potomac
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Longwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Longwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Peacock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Peacock is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
    • Scotland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Springvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Swinks Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
    • Wildwood Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

How Far From Fawsett Farms 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 Fawsett Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Fawsett Farms to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fawsett Farms) 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 Fawsett Farms 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 Fawsett Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9979, Longitude: -77.2219       In this case, the coordinates for Fawsett Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.992 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.571 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.753 degrees.