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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 Farrs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farrs Corner 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 Farrs Corner:
- 38.742337, -77.340819
- 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 Farrs Corner
- 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 Farrs Corner is near Prince William County and also Fairfax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- 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 Farrs Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farrs Corner ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue Oaks is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Oaks
- Butts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Butts Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Corner
- Camelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Donovans Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donovans Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Corner
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Forestdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forestdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Foxridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Foxridge is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
- Heritage Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hillendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillendale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunters Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunters Square is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Square
- Kerrydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kerrydale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrydale
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Kings Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Lee-Hi Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Lewis Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lewis Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Park
- Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Maple Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Mapledale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mapledale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Mockingbird Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mockingbird Ridge is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Ridge
- Orangedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orangedale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
- Orchard Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Bridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Bridge
- Princedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Princedale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
- Raintree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Raintree is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Ravenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Red Fox Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
- Ridgedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgedale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Sideburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Station Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Station Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Hills
- Terrapin Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terrapin Forest is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Forest
- Woodlawn Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Meadows is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Meadows
- Yorkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
How Far From Farrs Corner 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 Farrs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Farrs Corner and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Farrs Corner 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farrs Corner) 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 Farrs Corner 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 Farrs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7423, Longitude: -77.3408 In this case, the coordinates for Farrs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.078 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.629 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.901 degrees. |
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