Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Terre Grande:
  • 38.731504, -77.204149
  • 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 Terre Grande

• 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 Terre Grande is near Prince William County and also Alexandria City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Terre Grande

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terre Grande ...

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.

• Alpine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alpine is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Cedar Crest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Donovans Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Donovans Corner is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Corner
• Five Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Gum Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gum Springs is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Harbor View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harbor View is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Hayfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hayfield is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
• Hillbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
• Homewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Homewood is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Indian Run Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Run Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run Park
• Indian Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Springs is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Kings Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Park is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Raceway Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Raceway Farms is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceway Farms
  • Red Fox Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Fox Forest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Forest
  • Ridgeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeview is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
  • Riverwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Riverwood is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Rollingwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Rose Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Silver Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Sunnyview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyview is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
  • Virginia Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia Hills is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
  • Willow Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Willow Run is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
  • Willow Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
  • Woodland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodland Park is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodlawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Yacht Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Yacht Haven is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven

How Far From Terre Grande 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 Terre Grande to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Terre Grande 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'