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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 Gunston Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gunston 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 Gunston Heights:
- 38.674005, -77.211648
- 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 Gunston 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Gunston Heights is near Prince William County and also Charles 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 Charles 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 Gunston Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gunston 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.
- Cactus Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cactus Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Hill
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Dale City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Featherstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Featherstone is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Forestdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Green Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Harbor View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harbor View is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Hillendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillendale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Indian Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kerrydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kerrydale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrydale
- Knotts Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
- Perry Wright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Wright is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
- Pomonkey Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing
- Raceway Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raceway Farms is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceway Farms
- Riverwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rollingwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Sunnyview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyview is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
- Woodland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yacht Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yacht Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven
How Far From Gunston 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 Gunston 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 Gunston Heights and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Gunston 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 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 18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 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' (or 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- Gunston 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 Gunston 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 Gunston Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6740, Longitude: -77.2116 In this case, the coordinates for Gunston Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.006 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.537 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.873 degrees. |
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