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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 Brentsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brentsville 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 Brentsville:
- 38.688173, -77.496099
- 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 Brentsville
- 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 Brentsville 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 Brentsville
Communities Also Named Brentsville ...
We found one communities that are also named Brentsville.
Within Virginia, the name Brentsville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Brentsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Bourbon County
- This Brentsville is located in Bourbon County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the west of the Brentsville that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Brentsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentsville ...
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 north)
- Bloom Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Hill
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Foxridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foxridge is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Heritage Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- 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
- Independent Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Kings Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Locust Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Raintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raintree is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Windy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Windy Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
- Woodlawn Farms
(4 miles [6.4 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 Brentsville 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 Brentsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brentsville 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 Brentsville 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 28 miles [45.1 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 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 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- Brentsville) 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 Brentsville 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 Brentsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6882, Longitude: -77.4961 In this case, the coordinates for Brentsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.173 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.729 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.987 degrees. |
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