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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Telegraph Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Telegraph Spring and the surrounding area.
- 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 Telegraph Spring:
- 39.105106, -77.708326
- 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 Telegraph Spring
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Since Telegraph Spring is near Clarke County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Telegraph Spring
Curious and Interesting Names Near Telegraph Spring ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Circleville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Flint Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Fox Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Greggsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greggsville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Hughesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Ivandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivandale is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivandale
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Round Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Telegraph Spring 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 Telegraph Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Telegraph Spring and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies just to the East.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Telegraph Spring to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Telegraph Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Telegraph Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Telegraph Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1051, Longitude: -77.7083 In this case, the coordinates for Telegraph Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.274 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.908 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.919 degrees. |
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