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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 Fort Barnard Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Barnard Heights 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 Fort Barnard Heights:
- 38.846502, -77.089423
- 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 Fort Barnard Heights
- 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 Arlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
- Since Fort Barnard Heights is near Alexandria City and also Fairfax County, 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 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 Fort Barnard Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Barnard Heights ...
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.
- Brad Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brad Lee is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brad Lee
- Cannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cherrydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Clover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clover is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- College Park is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Delta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Dominion Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
- Dominion Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Duke Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duke Gardens is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Gardens
- Glen Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Governors Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Lacey Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
- Lyon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
- Lyon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Piney Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Piney Court is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Court
- Ravenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Seminary Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
- Seven Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Varsity Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Varsity Park is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Park
- Virginia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Virginia Highlands is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
- Walters Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods
How Far From Fort Barnard Heights 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 Fort Barnard Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Barnard Heights and extending to:
- Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Barnard Heights 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 just to the northeast (NE).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Barnard Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fort Barnard Heights 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 Fort Barnard Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8465, Longitude: -77.0894 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Barnard Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.924 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.47 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.756 degrees. |
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