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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 Fairfax Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairfax Hills 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 Fairfax Hills:
- 38.835382, -77.224002
- 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 Hills
- 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 Hills 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 Hills
Communities Also Named Fairfax Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Fairfax Hills.
Within Virginia, the name Fairfax Hills is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Fairfax Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Fairfax Hills is located in Wake County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fairfax Hills that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fairfax Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfax Hills ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Camelot is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Doveville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Doveville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doveville
- Hillbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Hunts Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Kings Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Lee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lee Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
- Lee Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Red Fox Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
- Valley Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Brook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Willow Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
- Willow Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Fairfax Hills 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 Fairfax Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairfax Hills and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fairfax Hills 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five 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>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairfax Hills) 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 Fairfax Hills 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 Fairfax Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8354, Longitude: -77.2240 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.004 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.559 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.817 degrees. |
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