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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 Stonewall Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonewall Manor 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 Stonewall Manor:
- 38.892334, -77.234982
- 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 Stonewall Manor
- 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 Stonewall Manor is near Falls Church City and also Fairfax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls Church City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Stonewall Manor
Communities Also Named Stonewall Manor ...
We found one communities that are also named Stonewall Manor.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Stonewall Manor.
Beyond Virginia.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Henrico County
- This Stonewall Manor is located in Henrico County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south of the Stonewall Manor that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Stonewall Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonewall Manor ...
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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Camelot is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Enola
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Falls Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Foxhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Greenway Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
- Greenway Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Hills
- Howard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Howard is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Kent Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pine Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Poplar Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
- Valley Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Brook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Virginia Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
How Far From Stonewall Manor 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 Stonewall Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonewall Manor and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Stonewall Manor 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- 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 6,612 miles [10,641 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> | 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- Stonewall Manor) 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 Stonewall Manor 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 Stonewall Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8923, Longitude: -77.2350 In this case, the coordinates for Stonewall Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.007 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.799 degrees. |
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