Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Occoquan Forest

• 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 Occoquan Forest:
  • 38.723171, -77.391375
  • 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 Occoquan Forest

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Since Occoquan Forest is near Fairfax County and also Manassas City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manassas 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 Occoquan Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Occoquan Forest ...

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.

• Bloom Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bloom Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Hill
• Camelot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Camelot is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Foxridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Foxridge is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
• Heritage Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
• Hunters Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hunters Square is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Square
• Kerrydale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kerrydale is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrydale
• Longview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Longview is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Meadowbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mockingbird Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mockingbird Ridge is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Ridge
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Orangedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Orangedale is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
  • Princedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Princedale is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
  • Raintree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Raintree is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
  • Ravenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ravenwood is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Terrapin Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Terrapin Forest is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Forest
  • Woodlawn Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn Meadows is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Meadows

How Far From Occoquan Forest 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 Occoquan Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Occoquan Forest and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Occoquan Forest 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'