Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Makleys Corner:
  • 38.758725, -77.340264
  • 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 Makleys Corner

• 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 Makleys Corner is near Prince William County and also Fairfax City, 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 Fairfax City

• 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 Makleys Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Makleys Corner ...

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.

• Blue Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blue Oaks is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Oaks
• Butts Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Butts Corner is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Corner
• Donovans Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Donovans Corner is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Corner
• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Five Forks is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Green Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Homewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Homewood is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Lee-Hi Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
• Lewis Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Park
• Lincoln Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Maple Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
• Mockingbird Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mockingbird Ridge is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Ridge
• Raintree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Raintree is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Ravenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenwood is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Red Fox Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
  • Sideburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
  • Station Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Station Hills is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Hills

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Makleys Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 18 miles [29 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take five to six hours 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 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'