Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sully Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sully Plantation and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sully Plantation
- 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 Sully Plantation:
- 38.907612, -77.430544
- 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 Sully Plantation
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Sully Plantation is near Loudoun County and also Fairfax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sully Plantation ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Crystal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Fairfax County
- German
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lee-Hi Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee-Hi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Lees Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Lees Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Lewis Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Park
- Lewis Park is located in Fairfax County
- Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
- London Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Moneys Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moneys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneys Corner
- Moneys Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Navy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Pinecrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Random Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Sunset Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Random Hills
How Far From Sully Plantation 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 Sully Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sully Plantation and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Sully Plantation 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sully Plantation. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sully Plantation) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sully Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9076, Longitude: -77.4305 In this case, the coordinates for Sully Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sully Plantation to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.121 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.704 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.876 degrees. |