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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 McLean Manor:
    • 38.927055, -77.178591
    • 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 McLean Manor
  • 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 McLean Manor ...

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.

  • Cabin John
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John
    • Cabin John is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabin John <2>
  • Cabin John Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin John Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
    • Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Crescent Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
    • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Enola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
    • Enola is located in Fairfax County
  • Falls Church
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Falls Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
    • Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • Foxhall
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
    • Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
  • Garden City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
  • Glen Echo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
    • Glen Echo is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Echo <2>
  • Greenway Downs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
    • Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
  • Halls Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
    • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
  • Howard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Fairfax County
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    • Kent Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
      • Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
    • Lee Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
      • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
    • Mohican Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohican Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
      • Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Poplar Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
      • Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
    • Seven Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Swinks Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Tulip Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
      • Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Virginia Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
      • Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City

How Far From McLean Manor 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 McLean Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McLean Manor and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from McLean Manor 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 just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 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>

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McLean Manor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McLean Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9271, Longitude: -77.1786       In this case, the coordinates for McLean Manor 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 McLean Manor 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 307.971 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.536 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.762 degrees.