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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 Warren Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warren Woods 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 Warren Woods:
    • 38.843168, -77.328318
    • 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 Warren Woods
  • 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 Warren Woods is near Fairfax City and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Warren Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warren Woods ...

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.

  • Blue Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Blue Oaks is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Oaks
  • Crystal Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Springs is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Doveville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Doveville is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doveville
  • Fair Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Fairfax City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greenway Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenway Hills is located in Fairfax City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Hills
  • Holly Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
  • Hunts Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
  • Joyce Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Joyce Heights is located in Fairfax City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Heights
  • Lee Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
  • Lee-Hi Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
  • Lewis Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewis Park is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lincoln Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Little River Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Little River Hills is located in Fairfax City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Hills
    • Maple Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
    • Random Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
    • Sideburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
    • Station Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Station Hills is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Hills

How Far From Warren Woods 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 include the distance from a community such as Warren Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Warren Woods 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 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take five to six 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 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Warren Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Warren Woods 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 Warren Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8432, Longitude: -77.3283       In this case, the coordinates for Warren Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.065 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.63 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.857 degrees.