Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Park:
  • 38.777613, -77.240539
  • 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 Park

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfax Park ...

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 northeast)
  • Alpine is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Blue Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Oaks is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Oaks
• Butts Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Butts Corner is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Corner
• Camelot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Camelot is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cedar Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Chestnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Donovans Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Donovans Corner is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Corner
• Doveville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Doveville is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doveville
• Five Forks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Five Forks is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Hillbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
• Holly Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
• Homewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Homewood is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Hunts Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
  • Indian Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Kings Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
  • Lee Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lee Forest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
  • Lee Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Raceway Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Raceway Farms is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceway Farms
  • Red Fox Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
  • Rollingwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Sideburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
  • Willow Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
  • Willow Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Fairfax Park 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 Fairfax Park 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 Park 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 Fairfax Park 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 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>'