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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 The Lions Den, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Lions Den 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 The Lions Den:
- 38.988164, -78.158055
- 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 The Lions Den
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since The Lions Den is near Frederick County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 The Lions Den
Communities Also Named The Lions Den ...
We found one communities that are also named The Lions Den.
Within Virginia, the name The Lions Den is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named The Lions Den in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This The Lions Den lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Lions Den that is located in Warren County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Lions Den ...
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.
- Cedarville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Front Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Front Royal Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Green Hill Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
- Greenway Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway Court is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Court
- Happy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Heritage
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heritage is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Hill and Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
- Lake Frederick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frederick
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Reliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- River View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Royal Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Success
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Success is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Tulip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Woodland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodland Park is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From The Lions Den 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 The Lions Den to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Lions Den and extending to:
- Front Royal, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from The Lions Den 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Lions Den) 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 The Lions Den 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 The Lions Den. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9882, Longitude: -78.1581 In this case, the coordinates for The Lions Den have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.549 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.154 degrees. |
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