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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 Cameron Villa Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cameron Villa Farms 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 Cameron Villa Farms:
- 38.780391, -77.137480
- 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 Cameron Villa Farms
- 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 Cameron Villa Farms is near Alexandria City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Cameron Villa Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cameron Villa Farms ...
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.
- Cannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Clover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clover is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- College Park is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Duke Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duke Gardens is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Gardens
- Fair Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Governors Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
- Hayfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hayfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Indian Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Run Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run Park
- Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Memorial Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Piney Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Court is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Court
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridgeview is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Seminary Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
- Silver Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Spring Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
- Varsity Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Varsity Park is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Park
- Virginia Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Virginia Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Willow Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Cameron Villa Farms 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 Cameron Villa Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cameron Villa Farms and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Cameron Villa Farms 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cameron Villa Farms) 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 Cameron Villa Farms 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 Cameron Villa Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7804, Longitude: -77.1375 In this case, the coordinates for Cameron Villa Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.956 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.496 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.801 degrees. |
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