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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Manassas Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manassas Park 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 Manassas Park:
- 38.784003, -77.469711
- 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 Manassas Park
- 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 Manassas Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manassas Park ...
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.
- Bull Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Cedar Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Park is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Country Scene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Country Scene is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Scene
- Coverstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coverstone is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverstone
- Hunters Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunters Square is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Square
- Iron Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- London Towne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Orchard Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orchard Bridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Bridge
- Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Yorkshire
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yorkshire Park is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Park
- Yorkshire Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
How Far From Manassas Park 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 city such as Manassas Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Manassas Park and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Manassas Park 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,503 miles [7,246.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Manassas Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Manassas Park 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 Manassas Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7840, Longitude: -77.4697 In this case, the coordinates for Manassas Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.152 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.72 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.939 degrees. |
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