Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gaila Woods:
  • 38.656507, -77.416930
  • 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 Gaila Woods

• 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 Gaila Woods is near Manassas City and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manassas 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 Gaila Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaila Woods ...

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.

• Camelot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Camelot is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Heritage Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
• Independent Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
• Kerrydale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kerrydale is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrydale
• Locust Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Mapledale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mapledale is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Orangedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Orangedale is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
• Princedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Princedale is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
• Ridgedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ridgedale is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
• Silverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Silverdale is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
• Terrapin Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Terrapin Forest is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Forest
• Windy Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Windy Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From Gaila Woods 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 Gaila Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gaila Woods and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Gaila Woods 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'