Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Waxpool

• 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 Waxpool:
  • 39.014648, -77.523580
  • 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 Waxpool

• 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
  • Since Waxpool is near Montgomery County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Waxpool

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waxpool ...

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.

• Butler
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Cooktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cooktown is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Countryside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Countryside is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
• Edwards Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
• Evergreen Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
• German
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • German is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
• Gilberts Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
• Graves
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Graves is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
• Leesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leesburg
  • From Waxpool to Leesburg
• Little Washington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Grove
  • From Waxpool to Oak Grove
• Royville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Royville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
• University Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • University Center is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Center

How Far From Waxpool 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 Waxpool to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waxpool and extending to:

• Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Waxpool 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'