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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Park:
    • 38.860112, -77.196370
    • 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 Broyhill Park
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broyhill 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 south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Fairfax County
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot is located in Fairfax County
  • Cedar Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • Falls Church
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
    • Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • Greenway Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
    • Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
  • Hillbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
    • Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Fairfax County
  • Pine Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Fairfax County
  • Pine Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
    • Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
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    • Poplar Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
      • Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
    • Ravenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
    • Seven Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
    • Valley Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
      • Valley Brook is located in Fairfax County
    • Virginia Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
      • Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
    • Walters Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walters Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods
      • Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County
    • Willow Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
      • Willow Run is located in Fairfax County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Broyhill Park and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Broyhill Park to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east northeast (ENE).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broyhill Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Broyhill Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broyhill Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8601, Longitude: -77.1964       In this case, the coordinates for Broyhill Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.986 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.543 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.796 degrees.









 

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