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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 Broyhill - Glen Gary Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broyhill - Glen Gary Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Broyhill - Glen Gary Park
  • 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 Broyhill - Glen Gary Park:
    • 38.921778, -77.167202
    • 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 Broyhill - Glen Gary 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 Broyhill - Glen Gary Park is near Arlington County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Broyhill - Glen Gary Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broyhill - Glen Gary 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.

  • Cabin John
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cabin John Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
  • Cherrydale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
  • Crescent Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
  • Dominion Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
  • Dominion Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dover is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Enola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Enola is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
  • Falls Church
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Falls Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
  • Foxhall
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Garden City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Glen Echo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenway Downs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
    • Halls Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
    • High Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • High Point is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Howard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Howard is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Kent Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
    • Lacey Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
    • Lee Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
    • Mohican Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
    • Poplar Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
    • Riverwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Seven Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Swinks Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
    • Tulip Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
    • Virginia Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest

How Far From Broyhill - Glen Gary 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 Broyhill - Glen Gary Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Broyhill - Glen Gary Park and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Broyhill - Glen Gary Park to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Broyhill - Glen Gary Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Broyhill - Glen Gary 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 Broyhill - Glen Gary Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9218, Longitude: -77.1672       In this case, the coordinates for Broyhill - Glen Gary Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.965 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.528 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.76 degrees.