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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Keene Mill Manor.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Keene Mill Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keene Mill Manor 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 Keene Mill Manor:
    • 38.784002, -77.222205<1>
    • 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 Keene Mill Manor
  • 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 Keene Mill Manor is near Alexandria City and also Fairfax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
    • 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 Keene Mill Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keene Mill Manor ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alpine is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cedar Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Crest is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Hill is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Doveville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Doveville is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doveville
  • Five Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Five Forks is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Hillbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillbrook is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
  • Holly Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Park is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
  • Homewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Homewood is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Hunts Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunts Village is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
  • Indian Run Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Run Park is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run Park
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Springs is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Kings Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Kings Park is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
    • Lee Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee Forest is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
    • Lee Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee Meadows is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
    • Mount Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Ridge is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Raceway Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Raceway Farms is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceway Farms
    • Red Fox Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Fox Forest is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
    • Rollingwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rollingwood is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Sideburn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sideburn is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
    • Valley Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Brook is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Willow Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Run is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Willow Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Woods is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Keene Mill Manor 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 included the distance from a community such as Keene Mill Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Keene Mill Manor 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • 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 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Keene Mill Manor:
     Decimal: 38.78400, -77.222205
     DDMMSS: 38° 47' 2", -77° 13' 19"
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Keene Mill Manor) 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 Keene Mill Manor 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 Keene Mill Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7840, Longitude: -77.2222       In this case, the coordinates for Keene Mill Manor 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 303.553 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.835 degrees.