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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 Princedale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Princedale 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 Princedale:
    • 38.661229, -77.384708
    • 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 Princedale
  • 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
    • Since Princedale is near Fairfax County and also Manassas City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Manassas 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 Princedale

Communities Also Named Princedale ...

We found two communities that are also named Princedale.

Within Virginia, the name Princedale is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cross County
      • This Princedale is located in Cross County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Princedale that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cross County community of Princedale.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Princedale lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Princedale that is located in Prince William County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Princedale ...

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.

  • Forestdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forestdale is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Heritage Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Hillendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillendale is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
  • Independent Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
  • Kerrydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kerrydale is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrydale
  • Mapledale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mapledale is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
  • Meadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Orangedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Orangedale is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
  • Ridgedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ridgedale is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Silverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Silverdale is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
  • Terrapin Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Terrapin Forest is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Forest

How Far From Princedale 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 Princedale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Princedale and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Princedale 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 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- Princedale) 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 Princedale 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 Princedale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6612, Longitude: -77.3847       In this case, the coordinates for Princedale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.109 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.652 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.95 degrees.