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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 Wakefield Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wakefield Manor 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 Wakefield Manor:
- 38.816504, -78.107221
- 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 Wakefield Manor
- 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 Rappahannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock County
- Since Wakefield Manor is near Warren County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Wakefield Manor
Communities Also Named Wakefield Manor ...
We found one communities that are also named Wakefield Manor.
Within Virginia, the name Wakefield Manor is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Wakefield Manor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Wakefield Manor is located in Harford County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wakefield Manor that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Wakefield Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wakefield Manor ...
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.
- Chester Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Cresthill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cresthill is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
- Deer Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Haven is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
- Flint Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Echo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Green Hill Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
- Happy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Heritage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Joy Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joy Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Spring
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sea Lock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sea Lock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Lock
- Woodland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Wakefield Manor 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 Wakefield Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wakefield Manor and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Rappahannock County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wakefield Manor 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wakefield Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wakefield Manor 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 Wakefield Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8165, Longitude: -78.1072 In this case, the coordinates for Wakefield Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.528 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.152 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.196 degrees. |
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