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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 Strathmeade Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strathmeade Springs 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 Strathmeade Springs:
- 38.853723, -77.233316
- 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 Strathmeade Springs
- 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 Strathmeade Springs is near Fairfax City and also Falls Church City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Strathmeade Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Strathmeade Springs ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Camelot is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Doveville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Doveville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doveville
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenway Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Greenway Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenway Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Hills
- Hillbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Holly Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Hunts Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Kings Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Lee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lee Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
- Lee Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
- Little River Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little River Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Hills
- Maple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Pine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
- Pleasant Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Poplar Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
- Red Fox Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Valley Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Brook is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Virginia Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
- Walters Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods
- Willow Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
- Willow Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Strathmeade Springs 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 Strathmeade Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Strathmeade Springs and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Strathmeade Springs 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 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' (or 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- Strathmeade Springs) 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 Strathmeade Springs 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 Strathmeade Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8537, Longitude: -77.2333 In this case, the coordinates for Strathmeade Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.008 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.567 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.814 degrees. |
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