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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 Powells Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powells Grove 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 Powells Grove:
- 39.089273, -77.782772
- 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 Powells Grove
- 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 Powells Grove is near Clarke County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Powells Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powells Grove ...
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.
- Circleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Circleville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Flint Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Greggsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greggsville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Horse Shoe Curve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Shoe Curve is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Curve
- Howardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howardsville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Littletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Littletown is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Murphys Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Randolph Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Corner
- Rock Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Round Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spout Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spout Run is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Run
- Sunny Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunny Ridge is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Ridge
- Telegraph Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Telegraph Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph Spring
How Far From Powells Grove 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 Powells Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Powells Grove and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Powells Grove to Leesburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full 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 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powells Grove) 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 Powells Grove 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 Powells Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0893, Longitude: -77.7828 In this case, the coordinates for Powells Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.32 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.957 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.956 degrees. |
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