Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Brent Turf Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brent Turf Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brent Turf Acres

• 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 Brent Turf Acres:
  • 38.695951, -77.514989
  • 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 Brent Turf Acres

• 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Since Brent Turf Acres is near Manassas City and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manassas City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Brent Turf Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brent Turf Acres ...

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.

• Bloom Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloom Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Hill
• Camelot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Camelot is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Clover Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Clover Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Foxridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Foxridge is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
• Hunters Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Square is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Square
• Kings Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Crossroads is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
• Locust Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Longview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Longview is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Meadowbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Raintree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Raintree is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• Windy Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Windy Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
• Woodlawn Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Farms is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
• Woodlawn Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Meadows is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Meadows

How Far From Brent Turf Acres 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 Brent Turf Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brent Turf Acres and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Brent Turf Acres 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'