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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 Ravenwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ravenwood Estates 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 Ravenwood Estates:
- 39.302046, -78.139168
- 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 Ravenwood Estates
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Ravenwood Estates is near Berkeley County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Ravenwood Estates
Communities Also Named Ravenwood Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Ravenwood Estates.
Within Virginia, the name Ravenwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Ravenwood Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east of the Ravenwood Estates that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Ravenwood Estates.
- New York
- Washington County
- This Ravenwood Estates is located in Washington County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ravenwood Estates that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ravenwood Estates.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Ravenwood Estates is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ravenwood Estates that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Ravenwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ravenwood Estates ...
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.
- Baileys Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
- Brucetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brucetown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Clear Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gordondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gordondale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
- Green Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Spring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Jordan Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Leetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leetown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
- Light ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Light is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Rocky Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Ravenwood Estates 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 Ravenwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ravenwood Estates and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ravenwood Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ravenwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ravenwood Estates 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 Ravenwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3020, Longitude: -78.1392 In this case, the coordinates for Ravenwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.52 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.217 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.029 degrees. |
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