Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lee-Hi Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lee-Hi Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lee-Hi Village

• 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 Lee-Hi Village:
  • 38.842613, -77.351375
  • 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 Lee-Hi Village

• 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 Lee-Hi Village is near Fairfax City and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Lee-Hi Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lee-Hi Village ...

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.

• Blue Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Oaks is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Oaks
• Crystal Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Fair Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenway Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenway Hills is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Hills
• Holly Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
• Joyce Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Joyce Heights is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Heights
• Lewis Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Park
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Little River Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Little River Hills is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Hills
• Maple Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
• Navy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Navy is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Random Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
  • Sideburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
  • Station Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Station Hills is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Hills
  • Willow Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Willow Springs is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

How Far From Lee-Hi Village 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 Lee-Hi Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lee-Hi Village 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 Lee-Hi Village 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'