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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 Pohick Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pohick Hills 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 Pohick Hills:
- 38.750947, -77.226094
- 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 Pohick Hills
- 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 Pohick Hills is near Prince William County and also Alexandria City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Pohick Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pohick Hills ...
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.
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Butts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Butts Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Corner
- Cedar Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Donovans Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Donovans Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Corner
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Harbor View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harbor View is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Hayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Hillbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunts Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Indian Run Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Run Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run Park
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Kings Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Lee Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
- Raceway Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raceway Farms is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceway Farms
- Red Fox Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Sideburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Silver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Willow Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
- Willow Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Pohick Hills 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 Pohick Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pohick Hills and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Pohick Hills 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pohick Hills) 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 Pohick Hills 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 Pohick Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7509, Longitude: -77.2261 In this case, the coordinates for Pohick Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.01 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.553 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.85 degrees. |
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