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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 Brambleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brambleton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brambleton:
    • 38.982054, -77.538602
    • 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 Brambleton
  • 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Since Brambleton is near Prince William County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Brambleton

Communities Also Named Brambleton ...

We found one communities that are also named Brambleton.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Brambleton.

Beyond Virginia.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Norfolk City
      • This Brambleton is located in Norfolk City and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brambleton that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Brambleton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brambleton ...

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.

  • Butler
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Butler is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Countryside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Countryside is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Dover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dover is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Evergreen Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
  • German
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • German is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
  • Gilberts Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
  • Graves
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Graves is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
  • Hickory Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Little Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Royville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Royville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
  • Stoke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stoke is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke
  • University Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • University Center is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Center

How Far From Brambleton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brambleton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brambleton and extending to:

  • Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Brambleton to Leesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brambleton) 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 Brambleton 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 Brambleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9821, Longitude: -77.5386       In this case, the coordinates for Brambleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.181 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.783 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.893 degrees.