Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mountain View Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain View Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain View Estates
- 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 Mountain View Estates:
- 38.859002, -77.661103
- 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 Mountain View Estates
- 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Mountain View Estates is near Prince George County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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
Communities Also Named Mountain View Estates ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Mountain View Estates.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Mountain View Estates.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Montgomery County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Montgomery County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,904 miles [3,064.2 km]<1> to the west of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Adams County and lies 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Jefferson County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km] to the west northwest of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Harford County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Montgomery County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Washington County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Washington County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mountain View Estates.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Davidson County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Cumberland County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Cumberland County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Texas
- Bell County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Bell County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Vermont
- Bennington County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Bennington County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Rutland County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Rutland County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km] to the north northeast of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Mountain View Estates.
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Mountain View Estates is located in Greenbrier County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mountain View Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Mountain View Estates.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain View Estates ...
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.
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Evergreen Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
- Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
- Haymarket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
- Haymarket is located in Prince William County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <3>
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Landmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Little Georgetown is located in Fauquier County
- Snow Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Waterfall
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Waterfall Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfall Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
How Far From Mountain View Estates 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 Mountain View Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain View Estates and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain View Estates 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain View Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain View Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8590, Longitude: -77.6611 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain View Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mountain View Estates 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 308.261 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.855 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.992 degrees. |