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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 Belfair Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belfair Crossroads 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 Belfair Crossroads:
- 38.579287, -77.427762
- 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 Belfair Crossroads
- 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 Belfair Crossroads is near Stafford County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Belfair Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belfair Crossroads ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Combat Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Davids Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davids Crossroads is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davids Crossroads
- Dogwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwoods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwoods
- Dumfries
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fritters Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
- Independent Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Locust Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Mapledale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mapledale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Midway Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Island is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Island
- Orangedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orangedale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Princedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Princedale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
- Ridgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Silverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Sky Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
- Terrapin Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Terrapin Forest is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Forest
- Triangle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tripoli Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tripoli Heights is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Heights
How Far From Belfair Crossroads 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 Belfair Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Belfair Crossroads and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Belfair Crossroads 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belfair Crossroads) 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 Belfair Crossroads 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 Belfair Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5793, Longitude: -77.4278 In this case, the coordinates for Belfair Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.139 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.673 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.999 degrees. |
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