Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lorton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lorton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lorton
- 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 Lorton:
- 38.704282, -77.227760
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lorton
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Lorton is near Prince William County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- eBird sighting report for Charles 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lorton ...
We found two communities that share the name Lorton.
Within Virginia, the name Lorton is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Nebraska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lorton ...
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.
- Butts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Corner
- Butts Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Cedar Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Prince William County
- Dale City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale City
- Dale City is located in Prince William County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale City <3>
- Donovans Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Corner
- Donovans Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Featherstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Featherstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
- Featherstone is located in Prince William County
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Fairfax County
- Forestdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Prince William County
- Harbor View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Fairfax County
- Hayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hillendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Hillendale is located in Prince William County
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kerrydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Kings Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
- Raceway Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceway Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceway Farms
- Raceway Farms is located in Fairfax County
- Red Fox Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Fox Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
- Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Riverwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Rollingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Sunnyview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Woodland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Fairfax County
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Yacht Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yacht Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven
- Yacht Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Kerrydale
How Far From Lorton 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 Lorton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lorton and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Lorton to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lorton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lorton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lorton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7043, Longitude: -77.2278 In this case, the coordinates for Lorton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lorton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.014 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.55 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.868 degrees. |