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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 Cardinal Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardinal Heights 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 Cardinal Heights:
- 38.534843, -77.309704
- 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 Cardinal Heights
- 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 Cardinal Heights is near Charles County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Cardinal Heights
Communities Also Named Cardinal Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Cardinal Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Cardinal Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Cardinal Heights is located in Worcester County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cardinal Heights that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Cardinal Heights.
- Ontario
- This Cardinal Heights lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the north of the Cardinal Heights that is located in Prince William County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardinal Heights ...
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.
- Chamberlain Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cooks Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Ferry is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
- Dogwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwoods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwoods
- Dumfries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool Wharf is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool Wharf
- Midway Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Island is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Island
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sams Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunshine View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine View is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine View
- Triangle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tripoli Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tripoli Heights is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Heights
- Widewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Widewater is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater
How Far From Cardinal Heights 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 Cardinal Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cardinal Heights and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Cardinal Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cardinal Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cardinal Heights 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 Cardinal Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5348, Longitude: -77.3097 In this case, the coordinates for Cardinal Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.072 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.591 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.967 degrees. |
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