Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Braddock Hills Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braddock Hills Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Braddock Hills Estates

• 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 Braddock Hills Estates:
  • 39.254269, -78.210836
  • 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 Braddock Hills 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Braddock Hills Estates is near Winchester City and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Braddock Hills Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braddock Hills 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.

• Baileys Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cedar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Chambersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chambersville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
• Green Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Spring is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Hayfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
• Hill Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hill Crest is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
• Indian Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
• Indian Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Light ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Light is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
  • Round Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Stonewall Orchard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Woodchuck Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodchuck Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck Heights

How Far From Braddock Hills 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 Braddock Hills Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Braddock Hills Estates and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Braddock Hills Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'