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we pass this GPS location for Reston:
43.130115, -123.620081
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We found three communities that are also named Reston.
Within Oregon, the name Reston is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Manitoba
This Reston lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reston that is located in Douglas County.
Virginia
Fairfax County
This Reston is located in Fairfax County and lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km]<1> to the east of the Reston that is located in Douglas County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Reston.
West Virginia
Boone County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Reston [Boone County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reston ...
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.
Civil Bend ‑ Historic (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Reston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reston and extending to:
Roseburg, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reston to Roseburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,413 miles [3,883.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,849 miles [12,631.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Reston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Reston could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Reston 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 Reston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1301, Longitude: -123.6201 In this case, the coordinates for Reston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.685 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.166 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.839 degrees.