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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 Sudley Mountain Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sudley Mountain Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Sudley Mountain Estates
  • 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 Sudley Mountain Estates:
    • 38.839280, -77.555546
    • 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 Sudley Mountain Estates
  • 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 Sudley Mountain Estates ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Bull Run is located in Prince William County
  • Cedar Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
    • Cedar Park is located in Prince William County
  • Country Scene
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Scene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Scene
    • Country Scene is located in Prince William County
  • Coverstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coverstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverstone
    • Coverstone is located in Prince William County
  • Crescent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Prince William County
  • Evergreen Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
    • Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
  • German
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
    • German is located in Loudoun County
  • Haymarket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
    • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <2>
  • Hickory Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
  • Iron Gate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Prince William County
  • London Towne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
    • London Towne is located in Fairfax County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Orchard Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Bridge
      • Orchard Bridge is located in Fairfax County
    • Rocky Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
      • Rocky Run is located in Prince William County
    • Snow Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Prince William County
    • Twin Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in Prince William County
    • Uniontown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Fairfax County
    • Waterfall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
      • Waterfall is located in Prince William County
    • Waterfall Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfall Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
      • Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
    • Yorkshire
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
    • Yorkshire Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkshire Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Park
      • Yorkshire Park is located in Prince William County
    • Yorkshire Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkshire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
      • Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County

How Far From Sudley Mountain Estates 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 Sudley Mountain Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sudley Mountain Estates and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Sudley Mountain Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 5 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Sudley Mountain Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sudley Mountain Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8393, Longitude: -77.5555       In this case, the coordinates for Sudley Mountain Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Sudley Mountain Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.199 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.782 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.955 degrees.









 

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