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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 Enola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enola 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 Enola:
- 38.898445, -77.228870
- 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 Enola
- 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 Enola is near Falls Church City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls Church City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Enola
Communities Also Named Enola ...
We found seven communities that are also named Enola.
Within Virginia, the name Enola is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Enola is located in Faulkner County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Enola that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Enola.
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- This Enola is located in Assumption Parish and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Enola that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Enola.
- Mississippi
- Yazoo County
- This Enola is located in Yazoo County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Enola that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Enola.
- Nebraska
- Madison County
- This Enola is located in Madison County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enola that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Enola.
- North Carolina
- Burke County
- This Enola is located in Burke County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Enola that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Enola.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Enola is located in Cumberland County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north of the Enola that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Enola.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Enola is located in Spartanburg County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Enola that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Enola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Enola ...
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.
- Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Falls Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Foxhall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Franklin is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Greenway Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
- Howard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Howard is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Kent Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Poplar Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
- Virginia Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
How Far From Enola 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 Enola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Enola and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Enola 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Enola) 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 Enola 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 Enola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8984, Longitude: -77.2289 In this case, the coordinates for Enola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.003 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.795 degrees. |
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