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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 Deerfield Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerfield Estates 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 Deerfield Estates:
- 38.644009, -77.943329
- 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 Deerfield Estates
- 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- Since Deerfield Estates is near Rappahannock County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Deerfield Estates
Communities Also Named Deerfield Estates ...
We found four communities that are also named Deerfield Estates.
There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Deerfield Estates.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Deerfield Estates in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Chesterfield County
- This Deerfield Estates is located in Chesterfield County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Deerfield Estates that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Deerfield Estates.
- Fauquier County
- This Deerfield Estates is located in Fauquier County and lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deerfield Estates that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Deerfield Estates.
- Northampton County
- This Deerfield Estates is located in Northampton County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deerfield Estates that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Deerfield Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Deerfield Estates is located in Bartow County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deerfield Estates that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Deerfield Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerfield Estates ...
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.
- Eggbornsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Erinbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Erinbrook is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erinbrook
- Homeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Korea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Korea is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Lakota
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakota is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Magee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Magee is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Monumental Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monumental Mills is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental Mills
- Opal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Sunny Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Knoll is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Knoll
- Viewtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Deerfield Estates 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 Deerfield Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deerfield Estates and extending to:
- Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deerfield Estates to Culpeper, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deerfield Estates) 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 Deerfield Estates 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 Deerfield Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6440, Longitude: -77.9433 In this case, the coordinates for Deerfield Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.44 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.025 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.191 degrees. |
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