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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 Brandon Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandon Village 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 Brandon Village:
- 38.875668, -77.115812
- 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 Brandon Village
- 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 Arlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
- Since Brandon Village is near Fairfax County and also Alexandria 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 Alexandria 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 Brandon Village
Communities Also Named Brandon Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Brandon Village.
Within Virginia, the name Brandon Village is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Brandon Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Brandon Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brandon Village that is located in Arlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brandon Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandon Village ...
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.
- Cherrydale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Crescent Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Dominion Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
- Dominion Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Glen Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Halls Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Lacey Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
- Lee Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lyon Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
- Lyon Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Seven Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Virginia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Highlands is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
How Far From Brandon Village 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 Brandon Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brandon Village and extending to:
- Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Brandon Village 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 6 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 just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brandon Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brandon Village 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 Brandon Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8757, Longitude: -77.1158 In this case, the coordinates for Brandon Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.937 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.49 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.756 degrees. |
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