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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 Old Conde, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Conde 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 Old Conde:
- 38.741784, -77.928329
- 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 Old Conde
- 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Since Old Conde is near Culpeper County and also Rappahannock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Old Conde
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Conde ...
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.
- Cresthill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cresthill is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
- Edwardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Erinbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Erinbrook is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erinbrook
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Homeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Korea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Korea is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Magee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Magee is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Monumental Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monumental Mills is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental Mills
- Old Tavern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Tavern is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tavern
- Opal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Viewtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Old Conde 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 Old Conde to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Conde and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Old Conde to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Old Conde) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Old Conde 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 Old Conde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7418, Longitude: -77.9283 In this case, the coordinates for Old Conde have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.425 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.024 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.148 degrees. |
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