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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 Potomac Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potomac Farms and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Potomac Farms:
    • 39.064552, -77.455266
    • 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 Potomac Farms
  • 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Since Potomac Farms is near Montgomery County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Potomac Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Potomac Farms ...

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.

  • Butler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Cooktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooktown is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
  • Countryside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Countryside is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Dawsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Edwards Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
  • Elizabeths Delight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elizabeths Delight is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Delight
  • Elmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elmer is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Evergreen Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
  • Graves
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Graves is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
  • Jerusalem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jerusalem is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Jonesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Lees Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lees Corner is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Leesburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Washington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
    • Martinsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Natural Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Natural Woods is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Woods
    • Oak Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Potomac Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Potomac Crossing is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Crossing
    • Royville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Royville is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
    • Rushville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rushville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Sugarland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sugarland is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland
    • Sugarland Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
    • University Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University Center is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Center

How Far From Potomac Farms to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Potomac Farms and extending to:

  • Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Potomac Farms 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potomac Farms) 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 Potomac Farms 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 Potomac Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0646, Longitude: -77.4553       In this case, the coordinates for Potomac Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.126 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.734 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.827 degrees.