Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lenah:
  • 38.953021, -77.580055
  • 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 Lenah

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lenah ...

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.

• Butler
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Butler is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dover is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Evergreen Farms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
• Evergreen Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
• German
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • German is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
• Gilberts Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
• Hickory Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Landmark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Landmark is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Landmark
  • From Lenah to Landmark
• Little Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
• Royville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Royville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
• Snow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Snow Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Stoke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stoke is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke

How Far From Lenah 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 Lenah to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lenah to Leesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'