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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herndon 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:
- 38.969912, -77.386764
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Herndon ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Herndon.
Within Virginia, the name Herndon is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Herndon [Baldwin County].
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Herndon is located in Craighead County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<2> to the west of the Herndon that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Herndon.
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Herndon [Greene County].
- California
- Fresno County
- This Herndon is located in Fresno County and lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km]<2> to the west of the Herndon that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Herndon.
- Florida
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Herndon [Orange County].
- Georgia
- Burke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Herndon [Burke County].
- Jenkins County
- This Herndon is located in Jenkins County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Herndon that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Herndon.
- Iowa
- Guthrie County
- This Herndon is located in Guthrie County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Herndon that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of Herndon.
- Kansas
- Rawlins County
- This Herndon is located in Rawlins County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<2> to the west of the Herndon that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rawlins County community of Herndon.
- Kentucky
- Christian County
- This Herndon is located in Christian County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Herndon that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Herndon.
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Herndon [Scott County].
- Missouri
- Saline County
- This Herndon is located in Saline County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<2> to the west of the Herndon that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Herndon.
- Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County
- This Herndon is located in Northumberland County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Herndon that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Herndon.
- Texas
- Nolan County
- This Herndon is located in Nolan County and lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Herndon that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Herndon.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming County
- This Herndon is located in Wyoming County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Herndon that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Herndon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herndon ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cooktown is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
- Countryside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Great Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Lees Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lees Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Moneys Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moneys Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneys Corner
- Navy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Navy is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Sugarland Run
(4 miles [6.4 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 southeast)
- 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 Herndon 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 town such as Herndon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Herndon and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Herndon to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Herndon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Herndon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9699, Longitude: -77.3868 In this case, the coordinates for Herndon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.092 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.68 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.834 degrees. |
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