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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 Friendship Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Friendship 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 Friendship Heights:
- 38.450682, -78.021942
- 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 Friendship 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- Since Friendship Heights is near Madison County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Friendship Heights
Communities Also Named Friendship Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Friendship Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Friendship Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Friendship Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Friendship Heights that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Friendship Heights.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Friendship Heights is located in Harford County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Friendship Heights that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Friendship Heights.
- Montgomery County
- This Friendship Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northeast of the Friendship Heights that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Friendship Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Friendship Heights that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Friendship Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Friendship 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.
- Braggs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braggs Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs Corner
- Brandy Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedarbrook is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Fordsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fordsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
- Greens Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Griffinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadows of Culpeper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Culpeper
- Norman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Raccoon Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
- Surprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
How Far From Friendship Heights 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 Friendship Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Friendship Heights and extending to:
- Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Friendship 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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Friendship Heights) 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 Friendship 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 Friendship Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4507, Longitude: -78.0219 In this case, the coordinates for Friendship Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.496 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.06 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.295 degrees. |
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