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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Tremont Gardens.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tremont Gardens:
    • 38.872890, -77.201648<1>
    • 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 Tremont Gardens
  • 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 Tremont Gardens is near Falls Church City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Falls Church City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Tremont Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tremont Gardens ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Alpine is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cedar Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Crest is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crescent Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
  • Dominion Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
  • Doveville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Doveville is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doveville
  • Enola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Enola is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
  • Falls Church
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Falls Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Falls Hill is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
  • Foxhall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxhall is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin is also located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Glen Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Glen Forest is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
    • Greenway Downs
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Greenway Downs is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
    • Hillbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Hillbrook is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
    • Howard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Howard is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Kent Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kent Gardens is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
    • Lacey Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
    • Lee Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lee Forest is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Pine Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pine Ridge is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Spring
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pine Spring is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Ridge is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Poplar Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Poplar Heights is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
    • Ravenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Ravenwood is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Seven Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sleepy Hollow is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Valley Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Valley Brook is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Virginia Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
    • Walters Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Walters Woods is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods
    • Willow Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Run is also located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run

How Far From Tremont Gardens 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 included the distance from a community such as Tremont Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tremont Gardens and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Tremont Gardens to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Tremont Gardens:
     Decimal: 38.87289, -77.201648
     DDMMSS: 38° 52' 22", -77° 12' 5"
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tremont Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Tremont Gardens 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 Tremont Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8729, Longitude: -77.2016       In this case, the coordinates for Tremont Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.988 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.547 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.793 degrees.