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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 Donovans Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Donovans Corner 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 Donovans Corner:
- 38.766781, -77.313874
- 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 Donovans Corner
- 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 Donovans Corner is near Prince William County and also Fairfax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Donovans Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Donovans Corner ...
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.
- Blue Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Oaks is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Oaks
- Butts Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Butts Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Corner
- Doveville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Doveville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doveville
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Holly Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunts Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Joyce Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Joyce Heights is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Heights
- Kings Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Lee Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lee Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
- Lee-Hi Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Lewis Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Park
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Little River Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little River Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Hills
- Maple Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Mockingbird Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mockingbird Ridge is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Ridge
- Ravenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Red Fox Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
- Sideburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Station Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Station Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Hills
- Willow Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Donovans Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Donovans Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Donovans Corner and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Donovans Corner 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 5 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 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- Donovans Corner) 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 Donovans Corner 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 Donovans Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7668, Longitude: -77.3139 In this case, the coordinates for Donovans Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.061 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.613 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.88 degrees. |
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