Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Legato:
  • 38.847890, -77.365819
  • 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 Legato

• 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 Legato 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 Legato

Curious and Interesting Names Near Legato ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 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 southwest)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Joyce Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Joyce Heights is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Heights
• Lee-Hi Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
• Lewis Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lewis Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Park
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Maple Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
• Navy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Navy is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy
• Random Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
• Station Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 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 Legato 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 include the distance from a community such as Legato to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Legato 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 6 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 18 miles [29 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over 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 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'