Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forest:
  • 38.861223, -77.251649
  • 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 Forest

• 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 Forest 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 Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfax Forest ...

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.

• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Camelot is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cedar Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Chestnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Doveville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Doveville is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doveville
• Enola
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Enola is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
• Fair Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Falls Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
• Franklin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Franklin is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenway Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
• Greenway Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Greenway Hills is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Hills
• Holly Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Howard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Howard is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Hunts Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
  • Joyce Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Joyce Heights is located in Fairfax City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Heights
  • Kings Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
  • Lee Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lee Forest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
  • Lee Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
  • Little River Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 southwest)
    • Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
  • Pine Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Poplar Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
  • Red Fox Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
  • Valley Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Valley Brook is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
  • Virginia Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
  • Willow Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Fairfax Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fairfax Forest 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'