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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 Catlett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catlett 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 Catlett:
- 38.655440, -77.641276
- 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 Catlett
- 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Since Catlett is near Prince William County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Catlett
Communities Also Named Catlett ...
We found two communities that are also named Catlett.
Within Virginia, the name Catlett is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sutter County
- This Catlett is located in Sutter County and lies 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Catlett that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Catlett.
- Georgia
- Walker County
- This Catlett is located in Walker County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Catlett that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Catlett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Catlett ...
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.
- Casanova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Daniels Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Daniels Mill is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Mill
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Kings Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Mountainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountainview is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Oak Tree Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Tree Corner is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Corner
- Turkey Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turkey Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Twin Oaks is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Weaversville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weaversville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Woodlawn Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Farms is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
How Far From Catlett 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 Catlett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Catlett and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Catlett to Warrenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Catlett) 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 Catlett 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 Catlett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6554, Longitude: -77.6413 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.26 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.823 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.06 degrees. |
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