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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 Herndon Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herndon Junction 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 Herndon Junction:
- 39.014276, -77.370819
- 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 Herndon Junction
- 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 Herndon Junction is near Loudoun County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Herndon Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herndon Junction ...
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.
- Cooktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cooktown is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Deanwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deanwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwood
- Great Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pinecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Riverwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Sugarland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugarland is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland
- Sugarland Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- University Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- University Center is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Center
How Far From Herndon Junction 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 Herndon Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Herndon Junction and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Herndon Junction 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 southeast (ESE). 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 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Herndon Junction) 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 Herndon Junction 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 Herndon Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0143, Longitude: -77.3708 In this case, the coordinates for Herndon Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.08 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.673 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.81 degrees. |
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