Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunny Bank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Bank and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunny Bank
- 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 Sunny Bank:
- 38.983443, -77.715272
- 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 Sunny Bank
- 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 Sunny Bank is near Fauquier County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- eBird sighting report for Prince William 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
Communities Also Named Sunny Bank ...
We found one communities that share the name Sunny Bank.
Within Virginia, the name Sunny Bank is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Sunny Bank in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Sunny Bank lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunny Bank that is located in Loudoun County.
- Quebec
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Bank ...
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.
- Circleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Loudoun County
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Evergreen Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
- Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
- Evergreen Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
- Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
- Flint Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County
- Gilberts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
- Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Greggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Greggsville is located in Loudoun County
- Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Howardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Howardsville is located in Loudoun County
- Landmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Little Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
- Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
- Marble Quarry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
- Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
- Randolph Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Corner
- Randolph Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Stoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Washington
How Far From Sunny Bank 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 Sunny Bank to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Sunny Bank once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunny Bank and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunny Bank to Leesburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two 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 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Sunny Bank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunny Bank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9834, Longitude: -77.7153 In this case, the coordinates for Sunny Bank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sunny Bank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Sunny Bank 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 308.286 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.902 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.968 degrees. |