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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 River Bend Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Bend 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 River Bend Estates:
- 38.657339, -77.243594
- 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 River Bend 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since River Bend Estates is near Fairfax County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 River Bend Estates
Communities Also Named River Bend Estates ...
We found four communities that are also named River Bend Estates.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named River Bend Estates.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Fairfax County
- This River Bend Estates is located in Fairfax County and lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the River Bend Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of River Bend Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This River Bend Estates is located in Prince George's County and lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the River Bend Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of River Bend Estates.
- Queen Anne's County
- This River Bend Estates is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east northeast of the River Bend Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of River Bend Estates.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This River Bend Estates is located in Bradley County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the River Bend Estates that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of River Bend Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Bend 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.
- Cherry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Dale City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Featherstone
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Featherstone is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Harbor View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harbor View is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Hillendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillendale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Indian Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kerrydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kerrydale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrydale
- Mapledale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mapledale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Perry Wright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Wright is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
- Raceway Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Raceway Farms is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceway Farms
- Rollingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
How Far From River Bend 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 River Bend Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Bend Estates 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 River Bend Estates 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 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River Bend 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 River Bend 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 River Bend Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6573, Longitude: -77.2436 In this case, the coordinates for River Bend Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.026 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.557 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.893 degrees. |
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