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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Seven Fountains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Fountains 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 Seven Fountains:
    • 38.861341, -78.399483
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Seven Fountains
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Fountains ...

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.

  • Big Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Big Spring is located in Page County
  • Burners Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burners Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burners Ford
    • Burners Ford is located in Page County
  • Calvary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
    • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Calvary
    • From Seven Fountains to Calvary
  • Deer Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
    • Deer Haven is located in Warren County
  • Edinburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fourway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
    • Fourway is located in Rappahannock County
  • Glen Echo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
    • Glen Echo is located in Warren County
  • Harmony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Shenandoah County
  • Kings Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
    • Kings Crossing is located in Shenandoah County
  • Merrymount
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrymount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
    • Merrymount is located in Warren County
  • Mineral Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Warren County
  • Overall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Readus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readus
      • Readus is located in Shenandoah County
    • Toms Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Waterlick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterlick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
      • Waterlick is located in Warren County
    • Willow Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Seven Fountains and extending to:

  • Woodstock, which is the Seat of Shenandoah County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Seven Fountains to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seven Fountains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Seven Fountains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seven Fountains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8613, Longitude: -78.3995       In this case, the coordinates for Seven Fountains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Seven Fountains to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.699 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.354 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.303 degrees.




 

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