Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Centre Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centre Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Centre Heights

• 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 Centre Heights:
  • 38.840947, -77.454989
  • 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 Centre 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
  • Since Centre Heights is near Prince William County and also Manassas Park City, 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 Manassas Park City

• 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 Centre Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Centre 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.

• Cedar Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Park is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
• Country Scene
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Country Scene is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Scene
• Coverstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coverstone is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverstone
• Crystal Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Lees Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lees Corner is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
• Lewis Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lewis Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Park
• London Towne
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • London Towne is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
• Orchard Bridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Orchard Bridge is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Bridge
• Uniontown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Uniontown is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
• Willow Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Willow Springs is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
• Yorkshire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
• Yorkshire Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Yorkshire Park is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Park
• Yorkshire Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village

How Far From Centre Heights 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 Centre Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Centre Heights and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Centre Heights 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'