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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 Mount Vernon Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Vernon Woods 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 Mount Vernon Woods:
- 38.740392, -77.104701
- 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 Mount Vernon Woods
- 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 Mount Vernon Woods is near Prince George's County and also Alexandria City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria 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 Mount Vernon Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Vernon Woods ...
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.
- Cannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Fair Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fort Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Governors Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
- Gum Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Hayfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hayfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Hunter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Marlin Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
- Memorial Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeview is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Riverside Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Gardens is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Silver Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Spring Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
- Sunnyview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunnyview is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
- Virginia Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Virginia Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yacht Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yacht Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven
How Far From Mount Vernon Woods 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 Mount Vernon Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mount Vernon Woods and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Vernon Woods 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Vernon Woods) 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 Mount Vernon Woods 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 Mount Vernon Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7404, Longitude: -77.1047 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Vernon Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.939 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.471 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.803 degrees. |
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