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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 Bren Mar Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bren Mar Park 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 Bren Mar Park:
- 38.798724, -77.155258
- 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 Bren Mar Park
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Bren Mar Park is near Alexandria City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Bren Mar Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bren Mar Park ...
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.
- Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Brad Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brad Lee is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brad Lee
- Cannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Cedar Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- College Park is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Duke Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duke Gardens is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Gardens
- Governors Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
- Hayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hayfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Hillbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Indian Run Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Run Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run Park
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Piney Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Court is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Court
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Seminary Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
- Silver Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Valley Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Brook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Varsity Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Varsity Park is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Park
- Virginia Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Walters Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods
- Willow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Bren Mar Park 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 Bren Mar Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bren Mar Park and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bren Mar Park 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bren Mar Park) 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 Bren Mar Park 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 Bren Mar Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7987, Longitude: -77.1553 In this case, the coordinates for Bren Mar Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.965 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.51 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.802 degrees. |
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