Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sudley Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sudley Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sudley Springs
- 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 Springs:
- 38.841225, -77.537768
- 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 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Sudley Springs is near Fairfax County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- 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 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.
- Bull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Cedar Park
(4 miles [6.4 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 south)- 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 south)- 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
- Haymarket
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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>
- Iron Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - London Towne
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Orchard Bridge
(5 miles [8 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
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rocky Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Snow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Yorkshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - 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
(5 miles [8 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
- Rocky Run
How Far From Sudley 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 Sudley Springs 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 Springs 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 Springs 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 27 miles [43.5 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 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sudley Springs. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sudley Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sudley Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8412, Longitude: -77.5378 In this case, the coordinates for Sudley Springs 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 Springs 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 308.189 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.77 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.946 degrees. |