Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Varsity Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Varsity Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Varsity Park
- 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 Varsity Park:
- 38.823724, -77.112201
- 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 Varsity Park
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Varsity Park ...
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.
- Brad Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Cannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City
- Clover
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Alexandria City
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Duke Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duke Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Gardens
- Duke Gardens is located in Alexandria City
- Glen Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Governors Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Governors Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
- Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Arlington County
- Indian Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Run Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run Park
- Indian Run Park is located in Fairfax County
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Fairfax County
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- Piney Court
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Court
- Piney Court is located in Alexandria City
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Seminary Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
- Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Virginia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County
- Piney Court
How Far From Varsity Park 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 Varsity Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Varsity Park and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Varsity Park 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 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 just to the northeast (NE).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Varsity Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Varsity Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Varsity Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8237, Longitude: -77.1122 In this case, the coordinates for Varsity Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Varsity Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.938 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.483 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.774 degrees. |