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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lexington Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lexington Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lexington Estates:
- 38.995388, -77.308594
- 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 Lexington 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Lexington Estates is near Montgomery County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Lexington Estates
Communities Also Named Lexington Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Lexington Estates.
Within Virginia, the name Lexington Estates is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Lexington Estates is located in Clarke County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lexington Estates that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Lexington Estates.
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- This Lexington Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lexington Estates that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Lexington Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lexington 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.
- Cinnamon Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Cooktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cooktown is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
- Deanwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deanwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwood
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Great Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Lake Potomac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
- Peacock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peacock is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Springvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Sugarland Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Wolf Trap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
How Far From Lexington 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 Lexington Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lexington Estates and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Lexington Estates 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lexington Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lexington Estates 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 Lexington Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9954, Longitude: -77.3086 In this case, the coordinates for Lexington Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.044 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.629 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.791 degrees. |
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