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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 Bent Tree Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bent Tree Estates 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 Bent Tree Estates:
- 38.736227, -77.404987
- 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 Bent Tree Estates
- 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 Bent Tree Estates is near Fairfax County and also Manassas City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Bent Tree Estates
Communities Also Named Bent Tree Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Bent Tree Estates.
Within Virginia, the name Bent Tree Estates is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Bent Tree Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Bent Tree Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bent Tree Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bent Tree Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bent Tree Estates ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloom Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Hill
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Foxridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxridge is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Heritage Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hunters Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunters Square is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Square
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mockingbird Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Ridge is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Ridge
- Orangedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orangedale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orchard Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Bridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Bridge
- Raintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raintree is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Woodlawn Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Meadows is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Meadows
- Yorkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
How Far From Bent Tree Estates 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 Bent Tree Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bent Tree Estates and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bent Tree Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bent Tree Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bent Tree Estates 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 Bent Tree Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7362, Longitude: -77.4050 In this case, the coordinates for Bent Tree Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.116 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.672 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.93 degrees. |
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