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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 Courtland Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Courtland Park 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 Courtland Park:
- 38.849001, -77.139424
- 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 Courtland Park
- 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 Courtland Park is near Arlington County and also Alexandria City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria 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 Courtland Park
Communities Also Named Courtland Park ...
We found two communities that are also named Courtland Park.
Within Virginia, the name Courtland Park is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Courtland Park is located in Rockingham County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Courtland Park that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Courtland Park.
- Ontario
- This Courtland Park lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the north of the Courtland Park that is located in Fairfax County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Courtland Park ...
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.
- Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Brad Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brad Lee is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brad Lee
- Dominion Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Falls Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hillbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Indian Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Run Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run Park
- Lacey Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Piney Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Court is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Court
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Seminary Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
- Seven Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Valley Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Brook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Varsity Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Varsity Park is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Park
- Virginia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Walters Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods
- Willow Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Courtland Park 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 Courtland Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Courtland Park and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Courtland Park 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 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- Courtland Park) 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 Courtland Park 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 Courtland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8490, Longitude: -77.1394 In this case, the coordinates for Courtland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.953 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.503 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.776 degrees. |
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