Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fairfax Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairfax Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fairfax Acres

• 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 Fairfax Acres:
  • 38.871779, -77.318318
  • 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 Fairfax Acres

• 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 Fairfax Acres is near Fairfax City and also Falls Church City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
  • 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 Fairfax Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfax Acres ...

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 south)
  • Blue Oaks is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Oaks
• Doveville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Doveville is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doveville
• Fair Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenway Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greenway Hills is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Hills
• Holly Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
• Joyce Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Joyce Heights is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Heights
• Lee Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
• Lee-Hi Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
• Lincoln Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Little River Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little River Hills is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Hills
• Maple Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
• Navy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Navy is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy
• Random Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills

How Far From Fairfax Acres 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 Fairfax Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fairfax Acres and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fairfax Acres 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 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take four to five 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 5,910 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 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'