Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sugarland Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugarland Run and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sugarland Run
- 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 Sugarland Run:
- 39.037609, -77.375264
- 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 Sugarland Run
- 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Since Sugarland Run is near Fairfax County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Sugarland Run ...
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.
- Cooktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Deanwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Farmlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Glen Query
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Query have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
- Glen Query is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Great Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Great Falls is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <2>
- Hickory Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rushville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Spring Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Spring Meadows is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Sugarland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sunset Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
- University Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Center
- University Center is located in Loudoun County
- Rushville
How Far From Sugarland Run to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sugarland Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sugarland Run and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sugarland Run to Leesburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sugarland Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sugarland Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sugarland Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0376, Longitude: -77.3753 In this case, the coordinates for Sugarland Run 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 Sugarland Run 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 308.081 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.678 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.803 degrees. |