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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 Fair Vernon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair Vernon 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 Fair Vernon:
- 38.769280, -77.193315
- 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 Fair Vernon
- 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 Fair Vernon is near Alexandria City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria 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 Fair Vernon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair Vernon ...
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.
- Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cedar Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Hayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Hillbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Indian Run Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Run Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run Park
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Kings Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Raceway Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Raceway Farms is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceway Farms
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Red Fox Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
- Ridgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rollingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Silver Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Willow Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Fair Vernon 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 Fair Vernon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fair Vernon and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fair Vernon 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fair Vernon) 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 Fair Vernon 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 Fair Vernon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7693, Longitude: -77.1933 In this case, the coordinates for Fair Vernon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.99 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.533 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.829 degrees. |
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