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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 Indian Run Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Run Park 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 Indian Run Park:
- 38.812613, -77.156925
- 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 Indian Run Park
- 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 Indian Run Park is near Alexandria City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Indian Run Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Run Park ...
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.
- Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Brad Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brad Lee is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brad Lee
- Cannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Cedar Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- College Park is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Duke Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duke Gardens is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Gardens
- Glen Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Governors Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
- Hillbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Piney Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Court is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Court
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Ravenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Seminary Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Valley Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Brook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Varsity Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Varsity Park is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Park
- Virginia Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Walters Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods
- Willow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Indian Run Park 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 Indian Run Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Indian Run Park and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Indian Run Park to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 just to the northeast (NE).
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Run Park) 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 Indian Run Park 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 Indian Run Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8126, Longitude: -77.1569 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Run Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.966 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.512 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.797 degrees. |
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