Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lowes Island:
  • 39.059830, -77.352207
  • 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 Lowes Island

• 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 Lowes Island is near Montgomery County and also Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 Lowes Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowes Island ...

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.

• Countryside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Countryside is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
• Dawsonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
• Deanwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deanwood is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwood
• Farmlands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Farmlands is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlands
• Glen Query
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glen Query is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
• Harvest Hunt Farm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvest Hunt Farm is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hunt Farm
• Pioneer Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer Hills is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Hills
• Riverwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Riverwood is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Rushville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rushville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
• Spring Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Meadows is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
• Springvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Springvale is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Sugarland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugarland is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland
• Sugarland Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
• University Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • University Center is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Center

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

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

• Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lowes Island 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 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day 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 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'