Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in King Richard Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to King Richard Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for King Richard Estates

• 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 King Richard Estates:
  • 38.706507, -77.601935
  • 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 King Richard Estates

• 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Since King Richard Estates is near Fauquier County and also Manassas City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manassas 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 King Richard Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near King Richard Estates ...

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.

• Bloom Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bloom Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Hill
• Broken Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Broken Hill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hill
• Bull Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bull Run is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
• Clover Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Clover Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Daniels Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Daniels Mill is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Mill
• Greenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Greenwich
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwich is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Kings Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kings Crossroads is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Rocky Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Run is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
• Twin Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Weaversville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Weaversville is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
• Windy Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Windy Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
• Woodlawn Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Woodlawn Farms is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms

How Far From King Richard Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as King Richard Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in King Richard Estates and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from King Richard Estates 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'