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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesterbrook and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 38.921500, -77.153313
    • 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
  • 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 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

Communities Also Named Chesterbrook ...

We found one communities that are also named Chesterbrook.

Within Virginia, the name Chesterbrook is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Chesterbrook in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Chesterbrook is located in Chester County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chesterbrook that is located in Fairfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Chesterbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesterbrook ...

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
  • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 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 east)
    • Dover is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Falls Church
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Falls Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
  • Foxhall
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Garden City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • 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
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Glen Echo
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Greenway Downs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
    • Halls Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
    • High Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • High Point is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Howard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Howard is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Kent Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
    • Lacey Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
    • Poplar Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
    • Riverwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Seven Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Swinks Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
    • Tulip Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 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 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 Chesterbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chesterbrook and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Chesterbrook 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 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chesterbrook) 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 Chesterbrook 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9215, Longitude: -77.1533       In this case, the coordinates for Chesterbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.957 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.519 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.754 degrees.