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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 Elgin Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elgin 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 Elgin Corner:
- 38.785392, -77.324985
- 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 Elgin 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 Elgin Corner is near Fairfax City and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Elgin Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elgin 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
(2 miles [3.2 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 southwest)
- Butts Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Corner
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Donovans Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Donovans Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Corner
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Holly Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunts Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Joyce Heights
(4 miles [6.4 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 east)
- Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
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- Lee Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
- Lee-Hi Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Lewis Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Park
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Little River Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little River Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Hills
- Maple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Station Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Station Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Hills
- Willow Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Elgin 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 Elgin 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 Elgin Corner and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Elgin 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 5,914 miles [9,517.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elgin 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 Elgin 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 Elgin Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7854, Longitude: -77.3250 In this case, the coordinates for Elgin Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.066 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.878 degrees. |
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