Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sulgrave Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sulgrave Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sulgrave Manor

• 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 Sulgrave Manor:
  • 38.717060, -77.100812
  • 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 Sulgrave 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 Sulgrave Manor is near Prince George's County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Sulgrave Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sulgrave 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.

• Cactus Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cactus Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Hill
• Fort Hunt
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
• Gum Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gum Springs is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Hayfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayfield is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
• Hunter
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hunter is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Marlin Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
• Memorial Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
• Riverside Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Gardens is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Riverwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Riverwood is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Sunnyview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sunnyview is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
• Woodland Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Woodland Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
• Woodlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodlawn is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
• Yacht Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Yacht Haven is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven

How Far From Sulgrave Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sulgrave Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sulgrave Manor and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sulgrave Manor to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'