Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bristow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bristow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bristow
- 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 Bristow:
- 38.732805, -77.545714
- 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 Bristow
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Bristow is near Manassas City and also Manassas Park City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Manassas City
- eBird sighting report for Manassas Park 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bristow ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Bristow.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Bristow.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bristow ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Hill
- Bloom Hill is located in Prince William County
- Bull Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Cedar Park is located in Prince William County
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Prince William County
- Country Scene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Scene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Scene
- Country Scene is located in Prince William County
- Coverstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coverstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverstone
- Coverstone is located in Prince William County
- Foxridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hunters Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Square
- Hunters Square is located in Prince William County
- Iron Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Kings Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Kings Crossroads is located in Prince William County
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Rocky Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Windy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
- Windy Hill is located in Prince William County
- Woodlawn Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
- Woodlawn Farms is located in Prince William County
- Woodlawn Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Meadows
- Woodlawn Meadows is located in Prince William County
- Lakeview
How Far From Bristow to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bristow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bristow and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bristow to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bristow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bristow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bristow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7328, Longitude: -77.5457 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bristow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bristow could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bristow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.20 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.766 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.991 degrees. |