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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 Forest Hills Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Hills Estates 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 Forest Hills Estates:
- 38.886501, -77.573602
- 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 Forest Hills Estates
- 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Forest Hills Estates is near Loudoun County and also Prince George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- 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 Forest Hills Estates
Communities Also Named Forest Hills Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Forest Hills Estates.
Within Virginia, the name Forest Hills Estates is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Forest Hills Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Forest Hills Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Forest Hills Estates.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Forest Hills Estates is located in Forsyth County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Hills Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Forest Hills Estates.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Forest Hills Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Hills Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Forest Hills Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Hills Estates ...
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.
- Bull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Country Scene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Country Scene is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Scene
- Coverstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coverstone is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverstone
- Crescent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Evergreen Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
- German
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- German is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
- Gilberts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
- Haymarket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Landmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- London Towne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Rocky Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
- Royville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Royville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
- Snow Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Stoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoke is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Waterfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Waterfall Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
How Far From Forest Hills Estates 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 Forest Hills Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Hills Estates and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Hills Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Forest Hills Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Forest Hills Estates 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 Forest Hills Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8865, Longitude: -77.5736 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Hills Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.207 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.798 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.944 degrees. |
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