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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 Hattontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hattontown 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 Hattontown:
    • 38.945111, -77.393042
    • 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 Hattontown
  • 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 Hattontown is near Loudoun County and also Fairfax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
  • 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 Hattontown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hattontown ...

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.

  • Cinnamon Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
  • Cooktown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cooktown is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
  • Countryside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Countryside is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Four Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Great Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Hickory Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
  • Lees Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lees Corner is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Moneys Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Moneys Corner is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneys Corner
  • Navy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Navy is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pinecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Random Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
    • Springvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Springvale is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Sugarland Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
    • Sun Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sunset Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Wolf Trap
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hattontown and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hattontown 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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take 6 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 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 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- Hattontown) 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 Hattontown 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 Hattontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9451, Longitude: -77.3930       In this case, the coordinates for Hattontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.097 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.682 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.846 degrees.