Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Matildaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Matildaville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Matildaville
- 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 Matildaville:
- 38.997332, -77.262759
- 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 Matildaville
- 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 Matildaville is near Montgomery County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Matildaville ...
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.
- Cinnamon Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnamon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Deanwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
- Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Great Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Hickory Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Hickory Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
- Lake Potomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Potomac
- Lake Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Peacock
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Pinecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Springvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Swinks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swinks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
- Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County
- Wolf Trap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Matildaville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Matildaville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Matildaville once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Matildaville and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Matildaville 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Matildaville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Matildaville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Matildaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9973, Longitude: -77.2628 In this case, the coordinates for Matildaville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Matildaville 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 308.017 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.599 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.771 degrees. |