Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Odricks Corner:
  • 38.938722, -77.231370
  • 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 Odricks Corner

• 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 Odricks Corner is near Montgomery County and also Falls Church City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Falls Church 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 Odricks Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Odricks Corner ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
• Enola
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Enola is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
• Falls Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
• Four Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Foxhall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
• Franklin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Franklin is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Howard
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Howard is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Kent Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
• Peacock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peacock is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
• Sun Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Swinks Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
• Wolf Trap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap

How Far From Odricks Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Odricks Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Odricks Corner 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 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'