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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 Gilberts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilberts Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gilberts Corner:
    • 38.968999, -77.622493
    • 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 Gilberts 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Since Gilberts Corner is near Prince William County and also Fauquier County, 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 Fauquier 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 Gilberts Corner

Communities Also Named Gilberts Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Gilberts Corner.

Within Virginia, the name Gilberts Corner is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Gilberts Corner lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gilberts Corner that is located in Loudoun County.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Gilberts Corner is located in Niagara County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the north of the Gilberts Corner that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Gilberts Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilberts 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.

  • Butler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dover is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Evergreen Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
  • Evergreen Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
  • German
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • German is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
  • Hickory Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Landmark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Landmark is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
  • Little Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
  • Marble Quarry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
  • Royville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Royville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
  • Stoke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Stoke is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke
  • Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank

How Far From Gilberts Corner 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 Gilberts Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilberts Corner and extending to:

  • Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gilberts Corner to Leesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilberts 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 Gilberts 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 Gilberts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9690, Longitude: -77.6225       In this case, the coordinates for Gilberts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.231 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.838 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.934 degrees.