Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Avon Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avon Forest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Avon Forest
- 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 Avon Forest:
- 38.772058, -77.305541
- 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 Avon Forest
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Avon Forest is near Fairfax City and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
- eBird sighting report for Prince William 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avon Forest ...
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.
- Blue Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Butts Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Corner
- Butts Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Donovans Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Corner
- Donovans Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Fairfax County
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
- Holly Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hunts Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Kings Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
- Lee Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
- Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
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- Maple Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Red Fox Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Fox Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
- Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Sideburn
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Station Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Station Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Hills
- Station Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Willow Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
- Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Maple Hills
How Far From Avon Forest 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 Avon Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Avon Forest and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Avon Forest to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avon Forest. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avon Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avon Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7721, Longitude: -77.3055 In this case, the coordinates for Avon Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Avon Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.056 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.608 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.875 degrees. |