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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 Dominion Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dominion Hills 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 Dominion Hills:
- 38.875945, -77.141091
- 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 Dominion Hills
- 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 Dominion Hills is near Fairfax County and also Falls Church City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls Church 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 Dominion Hills
Communities Also Named Dominion Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Dominion Hills.
Within Virginia, the name Dominion Hills is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Dominion Hills is located in Berkeley County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dominion Hills that is located in Arlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Dominion Hills.
- Richland County
- This Dominion Hills is located in Richland County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the south southwest of the Dominion Hills that is located in Arlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Dominion Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dominion Hills ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Crescent Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Dominion Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Falls Church
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Glen Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Greenway Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
- Halls Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Lacey Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
- Lee Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Lyon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lyon Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Seven Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Valley Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Brook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Virginia Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
- Virginia Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Walters Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods
How Far From Dominion Hills 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 Dominion Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dominion Hills and extending to:
- Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the East.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Dominion Hills 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 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 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 from Point A (ie- Dominion Hills) 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 Dominion Hills 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 Dominion Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8759, Longitude: -77.1411 In this case, the coordinates for Dominion Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.952 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.507 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.766 degrees. |
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