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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 Davids Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davids Crossroads 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 Davids Crossroads:
    • 38.561233, -77.534986
    • 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 Davids Crossroads
  • 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
    • Since Davids Crossroads is near Fauquier County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Davids Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davids Crossroads ...

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.

  • Apple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Apple Grove is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Combat Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Combat Village is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
  • Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Eagles Nest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Ivyglen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ivyglen is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyglen
  • Kings Crest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Crest is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crest
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
  • Locust Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Mountainview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mountainview is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Rosedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Roseville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Roseville is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Roseville Heights is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
    • Ruby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ruby is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Skidmore Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Skidmore Corner is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Corner
    • Skywoods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Skywoods is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skywoods
    • Walnut Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

How Far From Davids Crossroads 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 Davids Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Davids Crossroads 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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davids Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Davids Crossroads 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 Davids Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5612, Longitude: -77.5350       In this case, the coordinates for Davids Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.203 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.744 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.051 degrees.