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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 Aden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aden and the surrounding area.
- 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 Aden:
- 38.655002, -77.536806
- 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 Aden
- 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Aden is near Fauquier County and also Manassas City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manassas City
- 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 Aden
Communities Also Named Aden ...
We found eight communities that are also named Aden.
Within Virginia, the name Aden is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Aden, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Aden is located in Shelby County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Aden that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Aden.
- Alberta
- This Aden lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Aden that is located in Prince William County.
- Illinois
- Hamilton County
- This Aden is located in Hamilton County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the west of the Aden that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Aden.
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Aden is located in Carter County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west of the Aden that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Aden.
- Mississippi
- Neshoba 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 Mississippi community of Aden [Neshoba County].
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Aden [Dona Ana County].
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Aden is located in Sullivan County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Aden that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Aden.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Yemen
- Distance: 7,302 miles [11,751.4 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Aden
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aden ...
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.
- Bloom Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloom Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Hill
- Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Combat Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Daniels Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daniels Mill is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Mill
- Davids Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davids Crossroads is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davids Crossroads
- Foxridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxridge is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Heritage Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hunters Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Square is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Square
- Independent Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Kings Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Locust Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Raintree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raintree is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Weaversville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weaversville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Windy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
- Woodlawn Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Farms is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
- Woodlawn Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Meadows is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Meadows
How Far From Aden 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 Aden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aden and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Aden 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 5 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aden) 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 Aden 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Aden 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 Aden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6550, Longitude: -77.5368 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.199 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.753 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.016 degrees. |
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