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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 Country Club Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Club Manor 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 Country Club Manor:
- 38.913722, -77.137757
- 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 Country Club Manor
- 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 Arlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
- Since Country Club Manor is near Fairfax County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Country Club Manor
Communities Also Named Country Club Manor ...
We found two communities that are also named Country Club Manor.
Within Virginia, the name Country Club Manor is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Seminole County
- This Country Club Manor is located in Seminole County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Country Club Manor that is located in Arlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Country Club Manor.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Country Club Manor is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Club Manor that is located in Arlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Country Club Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Club Manor ...
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.
- Cherrydale
(Less than 2 miles 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 southwest)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles 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 southwest)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
- Glen Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- 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
(Less than 2 miles 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 north)
- High Point is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Kent Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lacey Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
- Lee Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Lyon Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
- Lyon Village
(2 miles [3.2 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 north)
- 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
- Ravenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 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 southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- 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 Country Club Manor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Country Club Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Club Manor and extending to:
- Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the Southeast.
- 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 Country Club Manor 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Country Club Manor) 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 Country Club Manor 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 Country Club Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9137, Longitude: -77.1378 In this case, the coordinates for Country Club Manor 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 303.508 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.75 degrees. |
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