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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 Schneider Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schneider Crossroads 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 Schneider Crossroads:
- 38.881501, -77.485545
- 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 Schneider Crossroads
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Schneider Crossroads is near Loudoun County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Schneider Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schneider Crossroads ...
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.
- Bull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Cedar Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Park is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Country Scene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Country Scene is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Scene
- Coverstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coverstone is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverstone
- Crystal Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- German
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- German is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Iron Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Lee-Hi Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Lees Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Lewis Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Park
- Lincoln Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- London Towne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Moneys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moneys Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneys Corner
- Navy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Navy is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy
- Orchard Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orchard Bridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Bridge
- Random Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Royville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Royville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Willow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Yorkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire Park is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Park
- Yorkshire Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
How Far From Schneider Crossroads 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 Schneider Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Schneider Crossroads and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Schneider Crossroads 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 6 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 east (E). 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 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 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 from Point A (ie- Schneider Crossroads) 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 Schneider Crossroads 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 Schneider Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8815, Longitude: -77.4855 In this case, the coordinates for Schneider Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.155 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.909 degrees. |
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