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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 Tripoli Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tripoli Heights 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 Tripoli Heights:
- 38.574009, -77.319705
- 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 Tripoli Heights
- 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Tripoli Heights is near Charles County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Tripoli Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tripoli Heights ...
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.
- Chamberlain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Dale City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dogwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwoods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwoods
- Dumfries
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Featherstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Featherstone is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forestdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Midway Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Island is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Island
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Silverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Silverdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Triangle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Tripoli Heights 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 Tripoli Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tripoli Heights and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Tripoli Heights 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tripoli Heights) 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 Tripoli Heights 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 Tripoli Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5740, Longitude: -77.3197 In this case, the coordinates for Tripoli Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.076 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.601 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.956 degrees. |
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