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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brandon Village
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Brandon Village ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
  • Crescent Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
    • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Dominion Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
    • Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
  • Dominion Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Arlington County
  • Garden City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
  • Glen Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
    • Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
  • Green Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Arlington County
  • Halls Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
    • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
  • Lacey Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
    • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
  • Lee Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
    • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lyon Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
      • Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
    • Lyon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
    • Ravenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
    • Riverwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County
    • Seven Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
    • Virginia Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
      • Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County
    • Virginia Highlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
      • Virginia Highlands is located in Arlington County

How Far From Brandon Village 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandon Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Arlington County: www.co.arlington.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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.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).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.937 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.49 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.756 degrees.









 

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