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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 Chesterbrook Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesterbrook Woods 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 Chesterbrook Woods:
- 38.925944, -77.139146
- 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 Chesterbrook Woods
- 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 Chesterbrook Woods is near Arlington County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Chesterbrook Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesterbrook Woods ...
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.
- Cabin John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cabin John Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
- Cherrydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Crescent Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Dominion Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
- Dominion Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Friendship Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Heights is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glen Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cove is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Glen Echo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Halls Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Kent Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lacey Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
- Lee Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Lyon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Mohican Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Seven Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tulip Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Virginia Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
How Far From Chesterbrook Woods 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 Chesterbrook Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chesterbrook Woods and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Chesterbrook Woods to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Chesterbrook Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chesterbrook Woods 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 Chesterbrook Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9259, Longitude: -77.1391 In this case, the coordinates for Chesterbrook Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.948 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.51 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.746 degrees. |
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