Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Daysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daysville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Daysville
- 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 Daysville:
- 39.029831, -77.408043
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Daysville
- 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Since Daysville is near Fairfax County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Daysville ...
We found eight communities that share the name Daysville.
Within Virginia, the name Daysville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- New York
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Daysville ...
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.
- Cooktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Countryside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Deanwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Edwards Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Graves
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Great Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Great Falls is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
- Hickory Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Riverwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Sugarland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sugarland Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarland Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Sunset Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
- University Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Center
- University Center is located in Loudoun County
- Rushville
How Far From Daysville 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 Daysville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Daysville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Daysville and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Daysville to Leesburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Daysville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Daysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0298, Longitude: -77.4080 In this case, the coordinates for Daysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Daysville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Daysville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.101 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.699 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.82 degrees. |