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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 Sleepy Hollow Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sleepy Hollow Woods 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 Sleepy Hollow Woods:
- 38.840946, -77.180259
- 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 Sleepy Hollow Woods
- 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 Sleepy Hollow Woods is near Alexandria City and also Falls Church City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls Church 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 Sleepy Hollow Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sleepy Hollow Woods ...
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.
- Alpine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camelot is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Dominion Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Falls Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Falls Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
- Glen Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Greenway Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
- Hillbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Indian Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Run Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run Park
- Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lacey Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
- Lee Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lee Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
- Pleasant Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Poplar Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
- Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Seminary Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
- Seven Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Valley Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Brook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Varsity Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Varsity Park is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Park
- Virginia Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
- Virginia Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Walters Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods
- Willow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Sleepy Hollow Woods 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 Sleepy Hollow Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sleepy Hollow Woods and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Sleepy Hollow Woods 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 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 just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sleepy Hollow Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sleepy Hollow Woods 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 Sleepy Hollow Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8409, Longitude: -77.1803 In this case, the coordinates for Sleepy Hollow Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.978 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.53 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.796 degrees. |
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